pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
self-consciousness; self-awareness
reigning; controlling; dictating
otherwise; if not; or else
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
shutout; shutting out; lock-out; freeze-out
in advance; beforehand; previously
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to strike dead; to beat to death
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; loot crate
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
one by one; one after another; successively
sphere; circle; range; category
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to jump upon (a moving object)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
response; feeling; worth ...ing; worthwhile ...ing; satisfying to ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
regular matches in an official tournament
to hurry up; to press on; to hasten
audience; spectator; spectators
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing