slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to put one's strength into
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
first year of high school; first-year high school student
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
fully prepared; all ready
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
competition swimsuit; competition swimwear
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
contours of one's body; figure
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
competitive swimming; swimming race
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
in that way; like that; that way
in this manner; in this way; like this
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
great joy; delight; jubilation
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast