or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
hiding one's embarrassment
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
opening fully; full throttle; full power
hey there; I say; see here
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to hide; to keep to oneself
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
yearned for; longed for; missed
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
school festival; campus festival
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
slump; lull; becoming slack (of a rope, etc.)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
after school (at the end of the day)
as far as the eye can see
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
stupid face; foolish look on one's face
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)