reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
intermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently
going to and fro; back and forth
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
distant place; faraway location; far away
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
to take away; to carry off
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
loading; charging; filling
corps of musketeers; matchlock troops; firearms squad
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
billow; surge; large wave
at that (very) moment; just then
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
(national) government official; national public servant; national government employee
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
better than nothing; better than none at all
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by