to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
postponement; adjournment
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
article; thing; object; property; real estate
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable