to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
so; like this; in this way
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
unimpressive; unimpressed
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending
reconciliation; make peace with
restoration; repair; mending
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
cooperation; collaboration
club activities; extracurricular activities
library (usu. single-room); small library
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
first of all; first thing
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
opening and shutting; opening and closing
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
eruption; volcanic eruption
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type