to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
weave; weaving; woven item
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to succeed; to bear fruit
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
serious; severe; grave; acute
rapid-fire gun; quick-fire gun; talking rapidly; barrage of words or questions
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character; NPC
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
firm; strong; solid; stable
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated