contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
grandfather; male senior-citizen
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
hegemony; leadership; initiative
even if not; even without
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
special promotion (in rank or grade)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to pass (of time); to elapse
promotion; raising of status
telephone call; telephone (device)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound