to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
to finger; to tamper (with)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
but; however; provided that
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to comfort; to console; to amuse
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
clearing one's throat; cough
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
considerably; fairly; quite
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
just a minute; small quantity
acting ability; talent as a performer
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
consequence; outcome; result; blame
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
existence; possession; having; limited company
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)