to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
to get one's head around; to think about
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
running as fast as one can
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
clear; precise; definite; distinct
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
place; situation; position; location
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
jokingly; in the form of a joke
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
impossible; unlikely; improbable
pointing out; identification
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
post; official position; managerial position; executive position