upper half of the body; upper body
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
brown; light brown; tawny
(speaking) with hesitation; falteringly; in a small voice; struggling for words; in fits and starts; awkwardly
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
one's master's business; necessary business; major errands
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
in proportion to; just as much as
being left out; being ostracized
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
catgirl; character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare