administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
attack; assault; attempt; try
such; like that; that sort of; very
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
too much; excessively; too
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
trio; gang of three; threesome
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
ten; 10; ten years of age
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
in that manner; like that
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
no, not like that (but like this)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)