to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to change the position of
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
investment; contribution; financing
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
health; healthy; sound; fit
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to watch steadily; to stare
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
invisibly; secretly; privately
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
completion; perfection; accomplishment
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
secret; private; surreptitious
way of speaking; intimation