smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
calm; composed; cool; quiet
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to fall in love (with); to love
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
every person; each one; everybody
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
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
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
club activities; extracurricular activities
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
silence; stillness; quietness
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for