shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
self-consciousness; self-awareness
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
such; this sort of; like this
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
electricity; (electric) light
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
whereabout; about where; how much
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to Google; to search for information on the WWW