notes; comment; remark; annotation
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
again; once again; yet again
nod; inclination of the head
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
nice person; good-natured person
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
historical; traditional; historic
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed