seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
speech; expression; wording; language
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to accept; to receive; to agree
forcibly; by force; against one's will
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
being inducted into a hall of fame
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
eagle (Accipitridae family)
senior high school student
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
unexpectedly; surprisingly
lately; recently; these days
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)