largish; biggish; a little bit larger
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
guess; speculation; supposition
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
in the same manner as before; the same as always
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
unable to resist; unable to suppress
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to some extent; to a certain extent
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
big catch (of fish); big haul
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
document; official papers
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon