poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
shorts; panties; knickers
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to push back; to press back; to force back
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
more than usual (usu. time)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)