exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
surrounding at a distance
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
hey there; I say; see here
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
name; given name; first name
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to intervene; to stop (something)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be helpful; to be useful
to stop walking; to pause
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
it's been a long time; long time no see
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
empirically; from experience
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling