to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
originally; by nature; from the start
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
smallish; on the small side
to fold up; to fold into layers
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
serious look (on one's face); straight face
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
looking pale; looking unwell
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
young person; youth; young
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
order of chivalry; chivalric order
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
exclusive; attached to; specialist
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
training; drill; practice; discipline
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road