malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
fast-talking; rapid talking
to comfort; to console; to amuse
(not) so much; (not) that much
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
trusting too much; overestimating ability
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
true character; true heart; true spirit
league; federation; union; alliance
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
every person; each one; everybody
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
schoolgirl; female student
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
just a minute; small quantity