to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
memory; sense; experience
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
bolt from the blue; great surprise
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
contemplation; meditation
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)