trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
gazing at (in wonderment)
immediately; right away; on the spot
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
The Life of an Amorous Man by Ihara Saikaku (famous novel from the Edo period)
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
permission; approval; authorization; license
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible