middle of the night; dead of night
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
imagination; supposition; guess
while; during; while; although; all; both
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
to feel; to sense; to experience
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
first meeting; first interview with
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
extremely; terrifically; super
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
feeling; sense; impression
how; in what way; how about
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
sincere; honest; faithful
serious; not joking; straight
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
antiquity; the previous era
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's