to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
now that; since; so long as; because
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to be needed; to be wanted
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to fold up; to fold into layers
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
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
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
upper half of the body; upper body
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
eighth day of the month; eight days
free (of charge); gratuitous
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous