being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
living room (Western style); sitting room
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
in order; in turn; one by one
great difference; big difference; wide margin
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to anticipate; to foresee
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable