unexpected meeting; coincidence
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
something; some kind of; for some reason
difference; discrepancy; variation
within the family; in the home; domestic
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
down to earth; reasonable
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
criticizing someone behind their back; backbiting
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
nothing but; except; no more than
real intention; true motive; true meaning
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual