totally willing; fully motivated
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to become an expert; to be master at
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
innocent; pure; naive; unsophisticated
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
order; sequence; procedure
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
crotch portion (of trousers, panties, etc.)
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
to get accustomed to using
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails