sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong
considerably; greatly; a lot
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to think too much; to be over-concerned
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
another day; some other day
keep up your strength; chin up!
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
sexual position where the man lies flat on his back and the woman sits on top; cowgirl position
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
standard; set; routine; decided
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
popular spot; popular place; popular location
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
every month; each month; monthly
display and sale of new products
modesty; humility; being humble
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to change; to shift; to come and go
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar