ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be silent; to say nothing
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
suddenly; all of a sudden
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be needed; to be wanted
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell