(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
time; season; period; phase; stage
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to stare back at; to look back at
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to pass (of time); to elapse
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
(in) his way; peculiar to him
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
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 memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
participation; joining; entry
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
admiration; wonder; astonishment
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
feeling; sense; impression
infancy; childhood; tender age