to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
bobbed hairstyle; short bob
in deep black; in jet black
to shake one's head (in denial)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
contact; touch; contact lens
magic sword; cursed sword
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
name; given name; first name