human relations; personal relationships
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to bungle; to make things awkward
in the background; not standing out
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
distress; wretched condition
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
point in common; common feature
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
burr (e.g. on a machined edge)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to exaggerate; to overstate
beginning; clue; starting point
if you ask me ...; as for ...
occlusion; bite; engaging or meshing (of gears)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
trifling; trivial; slight
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
living room (Western style); sitting room
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up