between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to aggravate; to make serious
Bachelor of Science; BSc; BS
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
casting; cast-metal object
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
educational facility established in affiliation with a government agency
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
still; even now; to this day
hook; gab; snare; trap; arm-grabbing force out
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)