you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
diplomat; diplomatic person
grudge; complaint; reproach
to count on one's fingers
naturalization; naturalisation
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve; frank; candid
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
treating somebody to one delicious meal after the other
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
lone (isolated) force; forlorn force
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
perverse individual; cynic; misanthrope
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
cold reception; inhospitality
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish