enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
older person with more life experience
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
though; notwithstanding; although
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
step; stride; counter for steps
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
form; shape; figure; visage
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
story; tale; talk; discussion
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
lately; recently; nowadays