to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
such; like that; in that way
hostility; antagonism; opposition
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
tattling; telling on (someone)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
motherland; fatherland; native country
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
use; utilization; utilisation; application
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to continue (going along some trend)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
half the body; half length
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
memories; recollections; reminiscence