to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
the place for; the time for; the level of
trembling with excitement
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
other side; opposite side; other party
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
innermost depths of one's heart
top of the head; vertex; parietal
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
breaking off; snapping off
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
region; limits; stage; level
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
nervousness; oversensitivity
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
sudden impulse; passing fancy
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
sunlight; rays of the Sun