intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
filtration; filtering; percolation
feminine; womanly; female
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
marriage proposal; courtship
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
triangle; triangular shape
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
family-oriented; familial
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
anxiety (about the future)
one way or the other; either way
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space