taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
several items; many items
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
whichever one chooses; either way
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to increase; to add to; to augment
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
rising; ascending; climbing
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
sense of caution; wariness
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
cooperation; collaboration
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
tool; implement; means; furniture