ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
stylish; smart; (hair) dressed in a Western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
to rock; to shake; to swing
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
serialization; serialisation; serial story
first time; first; initial
captivating beauty; fascinating beauty
good; goodness; right; virtue
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to force open; to push open
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
ready-made; common-law (wife)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
halo (around the Sun, Moon, etc.); ring; corona
succession; continuation; series; sequence
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
before the gate; in front of the gate