grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
children's story; fairy tale
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
round; spherical; circular
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
upper end; top; tip; top edge
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
all over; all over the place; everywhere
confections; sweets; candy; cake
Lolita fashion; fashion style characterized by frilly dresses, knee socks and bonnets
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan