candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
pleasant feeling; good vibes
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
such ... as; or some such
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
match declared drawn due to injury
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
interior design; interior; upholstery
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking