close; intimate; on good terms
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
how; in what way; by what means
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
story; tale; talk; discussion
after school (at the end of the day)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to state; to express; to mention
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
invitation; introduction; temptation
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
serious; not joking; straight
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination