with a squeaking sound (of metal)
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
degree of familiarity; popularity
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
several minutes; a few minutes
the other day; lately; recently
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to gather; to collect; to assemble
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
end of a match; end of a game
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)