meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
in high spirits; excited; energetic
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
no, not like that (but like this)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
if you think about it; come to think of it
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
it's not like; it isn't as if
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty