to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
invisibly; secretly; privately
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
nice; good; well-executed
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
commencing with; including
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles