pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to use X as a selling point
after staying up all night
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
persecution complex; paranoia
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to make coffee; to brew coffee
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to make coffee; to brew coffee
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
preference; priority; precedence
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
explosion; rupture; break off
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student