tension; mental strain; nervousness
of course; certainly; naturally
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
school building; schoolhouse
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky