consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
writing; composition; essay; sentence
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
how many years; how long; what year
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
doing whatever one pleases
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
just one person; only one
blood relationship; blood relative
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
rehabilitation facilities; halfway house
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
as a child; when one was a child
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy