tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
after that; afterwards; thereafter
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
review (of learned material); revision
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
study; pursuit of knowledge
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
steady; sound; reliable; solid
rising; ascending; climbing
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
fixed value; constant value
elder sister; effeminate man
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
all-night vigil over a body; wake
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew