nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
(act of) writing on a blackboard
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
hiding one's embarrassment
spin-off merchandise; related merchandise
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in