valid; effective; yuko (judo)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
contradiction; inconsistency
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
so; like this; in this way
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to watch for an unguarded moment
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
price; cost; value; worth; value
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
contemplation; meditation
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to shake one's head (in denial)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
carefree; free from worry
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress