suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to speak ill of; to disparage
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to have a talk; to tell a story
immediately; right away; on the spot
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
group; party; team; squad; section
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
independent action; acting alone
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to solicit; to demand; to extort
water outlet; tap; faucet
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
summer vacation; summer holiday
winter vacation; winter holidays
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
shop; store; establishment; restaurant