way; course; the only way
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
making a show of one's faults
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
hot topic; talk of the town
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
half and half; fifty-fifty
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
poor piece of writing; my poor writing
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
severe criticism; damnation
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
men's language; male language
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute