to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
sour look; surly face; pout
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to see through; to see the true nature of something
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
real thing; original; actual
society; the world; the times
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable