to be pretentious; to put on airs
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
man; male; masculine gender
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
variation in color (colour); having a different color
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to jump at; to be attracted by
Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
parting; separation; farewell
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
breath; breathing; tone; mood
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
gossip; corner of the mouth
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
being fond of children; person fond of children
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step