association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
to look away; to turn away
to bend; to warp; to curve
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
fresh wound; fresh bruise
you could say that; that might be so
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
severe wound; serious wound; gash
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
tendency; trend; inclination
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
hiding one's embarrassment
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
moderately; in moderation
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
not caring; not giving a damn
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
special training; intensive training; crash course
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to be fated; to be linked by fate
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple