lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
long; drawn-out; very long
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
immersion; being absorbed in
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
primary school; elementary school; grade school
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to get along well with; to make a go of it
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that