human relations; personal relationships
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
close; intimate; on good terms
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
form; shape; figure; visage
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
explanation; interpretation
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to comfort; to console; to amuse
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)