getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
chest measurement; bust measurement
everywhere; all over; throughout
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
expressing one's mind; speaking out
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
color scheme; colour scheme