lacking a plan; haphazard
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
first-class goods; A-grade product
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
this (very thing); this precisely
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to frolic about; to mess around
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
(about) medium; middle; average
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range