(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
without cause; without reason
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
flustered; confused; panicked
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)