to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to be enchanted; to be charmed
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
malicious; deliberately mean
absolutely; positively; decidedly
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
superhero in a tokusatsu TV show (e.g. Ultraman, Kamen Rider)
walking (with heavy steps); tramping; lumbering; clumping
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
again and again; repeatedly
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
steady; steady relationship; going steady
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to soak into; to permeate
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
touching; moving; painful