circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
suffix appended to someone else's family members
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
three; three years of age
very young; little; childish; immature
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
name; given name; first name
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
summer vacation; summer holiday
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)