acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
killing two birds with one stone
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to have a rumor circulating
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
distinction; discrimination
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to leave (a scene); to step away
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
older brother and younger sister
tolerance; broad-mindedness
only recently; just of late
marine life; marine organism
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
real thing; original; actual
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
self-control; self-restraint
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
waist; waistline; waist measurement