relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
imagination; supposition; guess
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
going to and fro; back and forth
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
not necessarily so; is not always true
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
consideration; taking into account
jade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to add (to); to add on; to append
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering