permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to exaggerate; to overstate
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
commitment; pledge; promise
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
feeling one gets from listening to something
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to need; to call for; to require
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
blunder; slip; error; error
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
cessation; (coming to an) end
feudal lords; barons; princes
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
acceleration; speeding up
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
inexpert or untrained eyes