to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
preparations for returning (home)
with a chuckle; with a giggle
start of a romance; beginning of love
to be worried; to be troubled
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
Japanese-style writing desk
coherence; order; focus; point
to paint (draw) a picture
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
advance; moving forward; progress
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
art of self-defense (defence)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
way; method; means; resource; course
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
complete change; about-face
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
invitation; introduction; temptation
if you are free; if you have time to spare; if not otherwise engaged
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing