congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
surrounding at a distance
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
same generation; one's generation
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
such; like that; in that way