real intention; true motive; true meaning
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
ex post facto report; report after the event
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to discuss; to talk together
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to mix; to stir; to blend
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
interference; intervention; meddling
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to stroke down; to smooth down
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
anything and everything; just about everything
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
first thing in the morning
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence