handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to knead well; to polish; to refine
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
flour; meal; powder; dust
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
certainly; surely; definitely
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
closely-guarded secret; top secret
desperately; for one's dear life
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to badger; to pester; to beg