retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
entreaty; supplication; petition
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
while; during (the time when)
with a click; with a snap
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
keep up your strength; chin up!
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
biological younger sister
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
marriage proposal; courtship
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
devotion; attachment; infatuation
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)