nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex; to start having interest in the opposite sex
citrus; citrus fruit; citrus (as a fragrance category; in perfumes, detergents, etc.); citrus scent
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
in public; in company; in the presence of others
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
child's tear-stained face
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
results; record; grades; marks
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
long-established; old-established; traditional
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with