to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
sovereign; ruler; head of state
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
destruction; annihilation; extermination
undivided attention; concentration
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to keep away; to keep at a distance
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with