to stare in wonder; to be amazed
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to discuss; to talk together
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to not believe one's ears
calmly; with composure; without fear; without a guilty look; with good grace
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
free time; time at leisure
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
getting an advance (on one's salary)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost