clear solution; clean decision
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to thrust away; to send flying
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
determination; resolution
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money