to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
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)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to ask a question; to ask questions
to some extent; to a certain extent
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
period of time; time slot; time zone
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to press a question; to cross-examine
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
schoolgirl; female student
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
romantic; spicy; coquettish
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey