leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
light music; popular music
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
stirring; slight movement
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
to machine; to cut; to scrape
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
not yet known; unknown; strange
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
composition; constitution; composition (of a molecule, compound, etc.); constituent ratio; relative proportion of elements
sign; indication; omen; symptom
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to surge (water or waves)
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
painfully itchy; painful and itchy
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened