(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
on time; on schedule; punctually
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
feeling of a house or a room
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to have a talk; to tell a story
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun