sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to feel depressed; to be down
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
determination; conviction
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
irony; rhetorical question
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful