(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
common folk (somewhat insulting); commoner
junior high school student; middle school pupil
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
older sister; elder sister
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market