peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)
to lay aside; to set aside
scarlet sage (Salvia splendens); red salvia
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
long time; long interval; for quite some time
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
otherwise; or else; if not
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
fixed fitting (esp. window)
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
stroboscope; strobe lamp; stroboscopic lamp; (camera) flash
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
as a child; when one was a child
self-torturing; masochistic
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
determination; resolution
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
on the way home from school
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to warm (up); to heat (up)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality