to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to correct oneself; to restate
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
beginning; outset; first; onset
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
club activities; extracurricular activities
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to take a breath; to take a short rest
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
one more time; once more; once again
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to feel; to sense; to experience
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
apartment building; housing complex
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday