one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to do together; to share; to participate in
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
without; but if; otherwise; or else
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
acceleration; speeding up
and; thereupon; because of that
sense of values; values; value system
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse