to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
one's post; place of work; workplace
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
stoat (Mustela erminea); ermine; short-tailed weasel
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to prostrate oneself before
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like
each (every) time; whenever
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
increase and decrease; fluctuation
laughing foolishly; cackling
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me