attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
area; region; district; locality
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
everybody; every last one of them; all
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
love affair; love relationship
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing