on the occasion of; at the time of
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
else; in addition; besides
derailment; digression; deviation
for your information; I'm telling you
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
settlement; solution; resolution
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
instead; but (on the other hand)
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with