seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
every year; yearly; annually
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
management; administration; operation
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
from the beginning; from scratch
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
quite; utterly; really; completely
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
home area; home town; local
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into