nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
interference; obstruction; sabotage
private citizen; civilian
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
practice meeting; practice group
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
humming a tune (while doing something else)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
to dry out; to become dry (and brittle); to go stale
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay