worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
this and that; various things
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
instruction in the ways of love
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
running away; escaping on foot
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
one's possessions; ownership
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that is to say; so that means
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to be found; to be discovered
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
that's true; of course; obviously
recently; lately; these days
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best