giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
derailment; digression; deviation
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
end; close; conclusion; termination
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
semi-transparent; translucent
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
to hand (over); to deliver in person
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
offensive (movement); aggression