to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
agreement; stipulation; contract
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
stepwise; one step at a time
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
start of a romance; beginning of love
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
single word; a few words; brief comment
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
how far; to what extent; up to what point
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
dying message (message left by a murder victim just before death; in mystery novels, etc.)