to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
this (very thing); this precisely
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
plaything; playing (with a toy); gambling; activity using hand-gestures (esp. playing games or singing songs)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
forcibly; against one's will
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
self-justification; excuse
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
commitment; pledge; promise
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
form; shape; figure; visage
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded