fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
chair; stool; post; office; position
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
course; route; path; process; means
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous