nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to get someone to say; to make someone say
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
as stated; verbatim; literally
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
sexual intercourse; sexual liaison; intimacy
to steal; to rob; to take away
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
premarital sexual relations
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about