to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
absence; disregard; indifference
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to be dispersed; to get separated
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to detain; to check; to restrain
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to brighten; to grow light
to be too late; to be too slow
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum