(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
to satisfy the requirements
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
scale; scope; plan; structure