excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
that; the matter in question
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
and; thereupon; because of that
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
the full-day (school system)
love or affection for one's parents
set of three; three sets; three classes
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
woman; female; feminine gender
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
head of the student council; president of the student council
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
witnessing; observing; sighting
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
letter; missive; note; mail
postcard; memo; note; card