suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
subordination; dependency
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
solitude; loneliness; isolation
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
mugwort-flavored rice dumpling (flavoured)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
extremely; very; really; super; so
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to jump up and down; to hop
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
whispering into a person's ear