place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
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)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
being left out; being ostracized
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
looking pale; looking unwell
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring