plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
level; standard; water level
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
talk; recital; narration; topic
elf; pixy; sprite; brownie; imp; gremlin
to speak ill of; to disparage
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
otherwise; if not; or else
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
modern person; people of today
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
sounding each other out; probing each other