slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
of great promise; with a promising future
proud; having a prominent nose
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to raise one's voice; to shout
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
fast-talking; rapid talking
for a while; for some time; for a period
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
androgynous; gender-neutral
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
intimacy; affection; familiarity
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to mix; to stir; to blend
now that you say that; now that you mention it
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to raise one's voice; to shout
teatime; tea break; coffee break
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...