or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
friend with benefits; hookup buddy; fuck buddy
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
severe; strict; tough; hard
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
courting; wooing; making advances
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
once upon a time; a long time ago
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
nothing but; except; no more than
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
undressing and dressing; taking off and putting on (clothes)