newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
attractiveness; charm; amiability
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to stare back at; to look back at
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
Harukist; fan of author Haruki Murakami
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to talk to oneself; to mutter
rather; better; instead; if anything
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
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 smell; to smell of; to have a smell
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
close; intimate; on good terms