to gather in a circle; to form a circle
interval; break; pause; spare moment
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
yearned for; longed for; missed
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
reason; cause; circumstances
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
at least; at most; (even) just
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student