understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
internal conditions; true state of affairs
expressing one's mind; speaking out
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
joke; playfulness; kidding around
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
national glory; Ralls Genet (cultivar of apple); Ralls Janet; Rawls Jennet
as you see; as you can see
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to listen again; to ask again
impossible; unlikely; improbable
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly