drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
older brother and younger sister
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
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
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
hostility; animosity; enmity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to jar; to creak; to grate
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
naked eye; the physical eye
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
without permission; without notice
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)