to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
softly; mildly; gently; politely
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
mental image; mental picture; image
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
pardon me for leaving (first)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to get between; to be caught in
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
society; the world; the times
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation