to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
shorts; panties; knickers
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
and; AND (Boolean operator)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
Koshihikari (variety of rice)
natto made from ground soybeans
round herring (Etrumeus teres)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
not necessarily so; is not always true
information bureau; intelligence department
head of a branch; branch office manager; bureau chief
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
beforehand; in advance; previously
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
as far as the eye can see
conifer; needle-leaved tree