gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
rest; break; recess; intermission
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
richness; fullness; lushness; body (esp. of food, wine, etc.); depth; weight
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
that's true; of course; obviously
sexy; popular; well-liked
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")