capital; national capital
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
delicate; gentle; fleeting
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
someone who withdraws from society (e.g. hides in their room); hikikomori
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
male instincts; male frivolity
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
flour; meal; powder; dust
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
suspicious-looking; fishy
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel