moment by moment; hour by hour
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
formal marriage interview
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
several minutes; a few minutes
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
sitting in circle; round straw mat
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
in the same way as; just like
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
expression; presentation; representation; notation
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
presumption; assumption; estimation
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around