class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
being left out; being ostracized
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
influence; clout; leverage
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
everything; anything; nothing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
just a minute; small quantity
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut