nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
in comparison to; rather than
loveable; very likeable; like very much
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
just one person; only one
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
all; entire; whole; altogether
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
after school (at the end of the day)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow