attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
selection; choice; option
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
instability; insecurity; crankiness
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
study; research; investigation
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
alone; by oneself; on one's own
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
alien (from another planet)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
unanticipated; unexpected
episode; anecdote; vignette
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
clerk at the information desk
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)