doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
whispered conversation; whispering
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
likability; favorability; popularity
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to count; to include in the number
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
primary school; elementary school; grade school
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
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 surround; to crowd around
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
index finger; forefinger; second toe
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)