now that; since; so long as; because
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
being concerned about or mindful of
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
natto (fermented soybeans)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to tumble down; to roll down
stickily; gooily; syrupily
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
mass communication; mass media
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to torment; to harass; to tease
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
mistress; kept woman; concubine