unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to recall; to remember; to recollect
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
forcibly; against one's will
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
separate case; another matter
such ... as; or some such
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
annual (plant); first-year student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
true character; real nature
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
junior high school student; middle school pupil
popular person; favorite; favourite
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike