somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
prompt answer; immediate reply; direct answer; personal response; answering in person
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
historical play; period drama
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
since when; from when; how long
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
is that so?; I see; right; oh
fascism; fascist; National Fascist Party (Italy, 1921-1943)
dark age; hard times; winter years
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
older sister; elder sister
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less