flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
to join (cloth, wood, etc.)
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
spiritual exchange; reciprocal flow of feeling
arbitration; intercession; mediation
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties
(arch.) to push aside; (arch.) to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; to push open
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
review; reconsideration; revision
shady; underhanded; questionable
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
sunlight filtering through trees
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
killing time; staving off boredom
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
if you are free; if you have time to spare; if not otherwise engaged
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
interpersonal; between individuals
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
timewasting; killing time
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
way one walks; one's walk
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
leadership; initiative; spearhead