Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
feeling like friends; the feeling of friendship
mid-year gift; summer gift
modesty; humility; being humble
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
vicious circle; vicious cycle
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
to be entwined; to be involved
in the end; on top of that
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
polish; improvement; burnishing
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles