My words

浅い

あさい

shallow, superficial slight (wound), light (sleep), pale (colour), inadequate (knowledge) short (time), early, young

揃いも揃って

そろいもそろって

every one of

卑屈

ひくつ

menial, meanness, servility, abject

界隈

かいわい

neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity

有象無象

うぞうむぞう

mob, the masses, rabble, riffraff

弾き語り

ひきがたり

singing to ones own accompaniment

頬っぺ

ほっぺ ほおっぺ

cheek

お代わり

おかわり

second helping, another cup, seconds command to have dog place its second paw in ones hand

気が済む

きがすむ

to be satisfied, to feel good

粘膜

ねんまく

mucous membrane

刷り込み

すりこみ

imprinting, stenciling

泡立つ

あわだつ

to bubble, to foam, to froth

絞りたて

しぼりたて

freshly squeezed (juice), freshly milked

紛らわす

まぎらわす

to divert, to distract

立場

たちば

standpoint, position, situation

息苦しい

いきぐるしい いき ぐるしい いきくるしい

choking, oppressive, suffocating

気が回る

きがまわる

to be attentive to small details to be attentive to others (or others concerns) to have ones mind turn groundlessly to something negative

兎も角

ともかく とも かく

anyhow, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, be that as it may

書斎

しょさい

study, library, den, home office, reading room