popular (with); in favour (with); well received
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
study; diligence; discount; reduction
handsome man; actor in a love scene
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
at first; in the beginning; originally
to become desperate; to give in to despair
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 be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to understand (each other); to comprehend
not caring; not giving a damn
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to this extent; to this degree; this much
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing