kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
many; much; plenty; hardly
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
waste of time; killing time
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
(Western-style) umbrella; parasol
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
unexpectedly; surprisingly
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
sense of smell; olfaction
fate; destiny; predestination