foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
rather than; more ... than ...
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
arrogant; haughty; insolent
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
to pay the bill; to settle an account
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
city library; municipal library; public library