hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
one more time; once more; once again
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
concealment; suppression; hiding
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
offensive (movement); aggression
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)