to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
curiosity; inquisitiveness
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to have an uneasy conscience
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
occasional; infrequent; rare
reconciliation; make peace with
switching over to; migration; transition
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
(nature, etc.) observation diary
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
jumping to a wrong conclusion
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
leisure time; idle moment