to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to jump up and down; to hop
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
distinctive; characteristic
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
competent; suitable; qualified
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to squeeze out; to wring out
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house