acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
letter; missive; note; mail
to palm off; to force a sale
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
madness; craziness; insanity
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
setting a place; setting the table
to put into the mouth; to eat
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to kick over; to kick down
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to do for (the sake of someone else)
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
capital; funds; seed money; asset
return; relapse; recurrence
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents