to speak; to say; to vocalize
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to talk; to chat; to chatter
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to sniff out; to get wind of
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to throw into; to toss into
to cut off (a relationship)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
devoted; self-sacrificing
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)