dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
surroundings; environs; circumference
pupil; student; schoolchild
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other