neat and clean; tidy; trim
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
the more (people) fight, the closer they are; those who quarrel most are often the best of friends
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
last night; yesterday evening
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; brazen person; shameless person; impudent person
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
to attract interest; to capture attention
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food