simmering; (boiling) gently
chord; "on" reading of a kanji
match between fighters of different sports; battle involving two different disciplines
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
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)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
be (that) as it may; having said that
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums; full (stomach); bursting
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
major cleanup; spring cleaning
in advance; beforehand; previously
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
courting; wooing; making advances
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
essence; true nature; substance; reality
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
something; something or other; something something