talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
direct discussion; direct talks
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
command; lead; generalship; leadership
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
particular; hard to please; fussy
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to trample; to crush underfoot
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)