yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
newly washed hair; wet hair
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
meal set before one; women's advances
to express in a roundabout way
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
piling shame on top of shame
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
2nd day of the month; two days
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
calming down; settling down; quieting down; sedation