steady; honest; sober; straightforward
though; notwithstanding; although
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
in the end; at the end of the day
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
throat lozenge; cough drop
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
array; muster; line-up; full force
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
walk-in closet; wardrobe room; dressing room; costume room
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking