to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
senior high school student
Japanese person; Japanese people
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
single word; a few words; brief comment
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
no, not like that (but like this)
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out