lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
it hasn't been long since
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
otherwise; if not; or else
imposing stance; daunting pose
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
doorknob; door knob; door handle
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; lottery (i.e. something decided by chance)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to become locked; to lock
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
suffix for familiar person
objectification; objectifying
kitchen; financial situation; finances
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger