to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
unqualified; without qualifications
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
the very start; the very beginning
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
infighting; inside fighting; fighting at close range
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; as is usual with; in common with
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
middle of the night; dead of night
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
very much; exceedingly; extremely
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
sports-minded; sports-oriented
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
educator; teacher; educationalist
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself