awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
pizza manjū; steamed yeast bun with a cheese and tomato sauce filling
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
otherwise; if not; or else
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
preference; priority; precedence
evening cool; cool of the evening
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
explanation; interpretation
to be able to manage somehow or another
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
signature; signing; sealing
the same rank; equality; apposition
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
you (plural); all of you; you all
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
self-consciousness; self-awareness
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
objection; dissent; protest