love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
to have training bouts with one's junior during practice (of a senior wrestler)
complete revocation; total retraction
speeding up; increase in pace
to make a splash; to draw attention
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to become desperate; to give way to despair
duck face; duck lips; facial expression where the lips are pursed and corners of the mouth raised
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
Leo (constellation); the Lion; Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
comic strip with dramatic story
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
fashion designer; couturier
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
arch of the foot; plantar arch
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
national paper; paper with a national circulation
outward appearance; apparent
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
similar color; similar colour
prohibition; ban; suspension
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
looking like one is waiting for someone
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)