to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
deadly serious; deadly earnest
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
war; fighting; fierce competition
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to refer to; to use as reference
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
reading aloud; recitation
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
briskly; quickly; promptly
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to push aside; to push one's way through
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
naturally; of course; understandably
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally