wetting; love affair; lover
after that; afterwards; thereafter
polishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
hard worker; hardworking person
(short) rest; breather; break
kitchen; financial situation
thorough; exhaustive; complete
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
anything and everything; just about everything
to see through; to see the true nature of something
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
it is I who should say so
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
whereabout; about where; how much
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
failure; mistake; blunder
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
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
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)