regarding highly; attaching importance to
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
in that manner; like that
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
why; how; for what reason
to abandon; to give up on; to desert