expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to explain; to dispel doubts
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
immediately; at once; instantly
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
literary woman; talented woman
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
old friend; old acquaintance
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
funny story; funny anecdote
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
class; heading; group; category
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)