sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
(United States of) America; USA
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
covered in mud; mud-caked
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
both; both sides; both parties
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
absentmindedness; peace of mind
looking pale; looking unwell
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
gem; jewel; precious stone