laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
supreme; greatest; highest; best
do-or-die game; crucial contest
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to explain away; to answer evasively
damp; moist (negative nuance)
front-row sets; ringside seats
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)