dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to be worried; to be troubled
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
close; intimate; on good terms
after a long time; for the first time in a while
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
chronological order; time series
in order; in turn; one by one
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
professor; teaching; instruction
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time