to be needed; to be wanted
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
the same generation; coeval
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
older sister; lass; young lady
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about