both (people); the two of them
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
participation; joining; entry
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
for example; for instance; e.g.
counter for (school) periods; nth period
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to underrate; to make light of
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to begin to walk; to set out
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
menu; schedule; program; menu
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to