virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to rock; to shake; to swing
with a friendly grin; smilingly
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
it's been a long time; long time no see
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
how much; how many; to what extent
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
time; hour; period; class
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent