to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
close; intimate; on good terms
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
out-of-school; off-campus
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
again; once more; a second time
how; in what way; how about
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
manly; masculine; like a man
to comfort; to console; to amuse
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to