business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
don't you think?; indicates question
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
low table; table with very short legs
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
leaving a club; quitting a club
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to accept; to receive; to agree
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly