more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
longing for; burning desire
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
courteous; decorous; polite
talk about divorce or separation
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
quite; utterly; really; completely
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
speaking voice; talking voice
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
woman; female; feminine gender
weekly publication; weekly magazine
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to repeat; to be frequent
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive