earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
society; company; the public; the world
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street