unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
time limit; time restriction
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
why; how; for what reason
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
acting ability; talent as a performer
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
living; lifestyle; living room
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
as hoped for; as expected
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
there is nothing; having nothing
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
unexpectedly; surprisingly
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")