to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
by means of; due to; because of; according to
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
trauma (usu. psychological)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be amused; to find something interesting
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
(not) so much; (not) that much
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal