reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
senior; elder; person older than oneself
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to state; to express; to mention
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
convenience; handiness; usefulness
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
expression of love; showing love
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
on the way back; returning
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring