close; intimate; on good terms
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
news program; news programme
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
to be opposite; to face each other
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
intensification; aggravation
dealing with; coping with
don't you think?; indicates question
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
having ended; being resolved
consideration; taking into account
general; popular; common; typical
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
important; momentous; essential; principal; major