important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to put one's strength into
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
charming; fascinating; attractive
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other