tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
true character; true heart; true spirit
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
close; intimate; on good terms
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
it is not (like that) either
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to accept; to receive; to agree
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(some) more; even more; longer; further
should; must; -able; probably; likely
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than