way of eating; how to eat
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
nothing but; none other than
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
telecommunications; correspondence
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
virgin birth (esp. of Jesus)
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
young woman who uses the first person pronoun "ore"
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
contrast; antithesis; comparison
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue