anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to recall; to remember; to recollect
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing