to approach; to draw near
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
thrust at the opponent's throat
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
close; intimate; on good terms
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
one-armed person; one-handed person
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced