natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
doing whatever one pleases
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
strength; power; proficiency; ability
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
every evening; night after night
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
senior high school; high school
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest