perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to get drunk; to become tipsy
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
trusted (friend); close (relationship)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to pluck the strings of an instrument; to strum
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to repaint; to paint again
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
one by one; one after another; successively
second; number two; runner-up
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence