fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
still; even now; to this day
opposite side; opposition
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
reputation; respectability
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
reconciliation; make peace with
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
something wrapped in a furoshiki
good (place to leave off); convenient
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to