dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
almost; roughly; approximately
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
being startled; getting a shock
heart; guts; nerve; central part
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
near oneself; close to one; familiar
that; the matter in question
please; somehow or other; one way or another
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
slave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
neat and clean; tidy; trim
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
genuine article; real thing; real deal
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump