inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
rather; sooner; preferably
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
staying in the air; remaining airborne
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
only; merely; but; no more than
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness
several weeks; a few weeks
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to unfold; to unroll; to open
long; drawn-out; very long
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall