timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to apologize; to apologise
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
same generation; one's generation
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to make merry; to be festive
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
this and that; one thing or another
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
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
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
difficult to ...; hard to ...
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
forced laugh; forced smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
deep inside; innermost place
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major