to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
back (of a chair); backrest
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to shout (in anger); to yell
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
main cause; primary factor
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)