to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
but still; however; and yet; nevertheless; for all that
scolding; reprimand; lecture
fourth year (college) student; senior
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
little-known hot spring; secret hot spring; secluded hot spring
hot spring water quality; spring quality; hot spring type
slight; light; mild (disability, symptoms, etc.)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
triangle; triangular shape
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
long face; looking dejected
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
anxious; ill at ease; embarrassed; unsettled
to fulfill one's responsibilities
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to satisfy the requirements
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
group wrecker; someone who destroys a social group's cohesion (esp. through romantic conflicts)
behaviour; behavior; conduct
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
to sink (into); to get depressed