whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
in this manner; in this way; like this
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce