round and cute (esp. of eyes)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
toilet; lavatory; powder room
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to use up all one's strength
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
duty; function; office; mission; task
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
determination; resolution
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
solitude; loneliness; isolation
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
resentment; indignation; anger
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)