rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
that is to say; so that means
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
almost; roughly; approximately
almost every day; almost daily
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
man; male; masculine gender
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to press a question; to cross-examine
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to have a reason; to have an excuse
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.)
close; intimate; on good terms
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
drawing; painting; picture
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)