to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
momentous (crucial) decision
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
feigned; pretending (not to know)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
at that time; in those days
university student; college student
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
one's post; place of work; workplace
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
stupid brat; son of a bitch
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
campus life; student life; life as a university student
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
being a fan of; being a supporter of; pushing for; one's favourite (member of an idol group, character in an anime, player in a team, etc.)
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)