name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
simply; merely; only; solely
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to move forward; to move on
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
close; intimate; on good terms
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
someone; a certain person
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
communication skills; communication ability
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to frolic about; to mess around
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying