to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
female friend; woman friend
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
just because; even if; even though
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage