to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
(complaining about) this and that; one thing or another
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly and flirt with each other
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
man overly interested in women's breasts
pure; genuine; pure (of a subject of study; as opposed to applied, practical, etc.); genuine (parts, accessories, etc.); official
earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
covert action; covert operations
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)