argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
at the time; in those days; then
belatedly; though a little too late
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
latest version; latest edition
unsettled; uncertain; indefinite; indeterminate
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
game master (person who organizes and oversees a role-playing game); GM
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates