thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
similar color; similar colour
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform
to be transparent; to show through
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
floor above; floor upstairs
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to bend; to warp; to curve
the art of giving a brief glimpse (of skin, underwear, etc.)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
Aomori (city, prefecture)
surname; family name; last name
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
silence; stillness; quietness