appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
(by) both oneself and others
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
infant; baby; little child
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
will not do; do not; does not
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to give an impression; to make an impression
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to check; to stop; to keep back
no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid