young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"
to make (one's heart) beat fast (with excitement, etc.); to flutter; to pound
himself; yourself; herself
rating; classification; allocation; grading
(arch.) to spin; (arch.) to revolve; to be dizzy; to feel faint; to bustle about
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
customary practice; habit; traditional event
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
such; like that; in that way
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
formal marriage interview
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into