shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
screaming (vocal technique); shouting
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
comparatively; relatively
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
degree of penetration; penetrance
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
to finish; to end; to close
authenticity; credibility
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
bad weather; nasty weather
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
catercorner; diagonally opposite
posing a question; question
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
one's best interests; one's own good
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability