putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
plump; chubby; voluptuous
big breasts; big boobs; boing-boing
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
exit; way out; outlet; vent
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
wrong; different; not like that
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
(atmospheric) negative ions (supposedly having positive health effects)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
it's not like; it isn't as if
each; (arch.) you (plural)