to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
sexual preference; sexual predilection
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
as you can imagine; as imagined
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
(having) two choices; choice between two things
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears