reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
right and wrong; good and evil
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
consideration; taking into account
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
stirring; rousing oneself
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
foreign matter; impurities
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to glare at each other; to confront each other
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize