oozily; seeping out; very damply; humidly
good-quality; superior in quality
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
way of eating; how to eat
well-bred; of good upbringing
Washington, D.C. (United States)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
briskly; quickly; promptly
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
studying at a language school near a station (instead of going abroad)
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
more than friends, less than lovers
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
sinking; submerging; sinker; weight
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form