to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
wound (suffered in a fight)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
spirit; heart; disposition
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
in a day; in a brief space of time
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
general; overall; across-the-board
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like