backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
branch of languages (i.e. Italic languages as a subset of Indo-European languages)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
minuteness; one millionth
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down