metal fittings; metal fixtures
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
in one's own way or style
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable