extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
selection; choice; picking out
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
treatment (of a person); dealing with
having no make-up; wearing no make-up; being without make-up
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
comprehension; understanding
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
local government employee; local civil servant
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
time (for a program, programme); broadcasting hours; air time