one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
unexpected meeting; coincidence
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to talk; to chat; to chatter
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
question; inquiry; enquiry
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
to grab hold of; to catch
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
although I say; although one might say; although called
older sister; elder sister
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
the other day; a few days ago
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) water on a frog's face
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
else; in addition; besides
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
boy; son; baby boy; young man
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice