acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
one end; an end; part; fragment
back off!; leave me alone!
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
(turned out) all right in the end
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
unstopping; uncorking; uncapping; connecting (e.g. gas supply)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
start of a romance; beginning of love
trendy drama; genre of Japanese television drama made in 80s and 90s that focuses on contemporary, real-life issues
Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
Eguchi Yousuke (1967.12-)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)
unrequited love; one-sided love
elder sister; older female friend
judgment; judgement; discernment
to run down (stairs, etc.)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering