to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
with a broad grin; smirking
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
about the same; about equal to; close match
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
cold reception; inhospitality
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
profitable plan; good plan
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
from one's seat; without stirring
wired; cabled; communication by wire
two-way; bidirectional; interactive