something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
summer vacation; summer holiday
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
be (that) as it may; having said that
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to say; to be called; to do
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
romantic; spicy; coquettish
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to