myself; yourself; I; me; you
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
nothing but; none other than
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
social life; social intercourse
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
interest (in something); enthusiasm
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
middle of the night; dead of night
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
in that manner; like that
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
generation; lifetime; age