reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(in the process of) connecting
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
method of bringing up; method of raising
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
with a squirt; spurt; with a whoosh; zipping; with a sudden whistle (e.g. gust of wind)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
quarrel; dispute; argument
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
guilty (e.g. of a crime); guilt-inducing (e.g. food); decadent
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
back off!; leave me alone!
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene