refusal; rejection; denial; veto
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to put someone to trouble
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
invitation; introduction; temptation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
proposal; proposition; suggestion
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be at a loss for words
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
breaking off relations (esp. between countries)