to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)