to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
dealing with; coping with
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to approach; to draw near
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
forcibly; against one's will
first meeting; first interview with
as you see; as you can see
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
more than friends, less than lovers
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid