to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to shake; to sway; to waver
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
nonchalantly; without a care
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
but; however; provided that
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
topic of discussion; agenda
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse