to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
family; members of a family
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
close; intimate; on good terms
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
sunlight; rays of the Sun
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
that's the way it is; such is life
one-by-one; separately; in detail
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to tighten; to press hard
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
besides; in addition; also; moreover
until now; so far; up to the present
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to ask; to enquire; to query
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
as a child; when one was a child