to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to tear up and throw away
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
strategist; tactician; schemer
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
(not so) much; (not) very
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to follow another's example
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts