boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
otherwise; if not; or else
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
not to be depended on; of little hope
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
groundless rumor (rumour)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
on the way back; returning
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
sexy; popular; well-liked
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)