to be perturbed; to be agitated
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to put into effect; to put into practice
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
strong person; the strong; the powerful
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
shellfish; seashell; shell
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
leader; authority; mainstay
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
being connected at a fundamental level; having an unseen commonality; underlying (both)
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
abstract or impracticable theory
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious