direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
just past noon; afternoon
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
period of time; time slot; time zone
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
round shape; circle; circular form
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
to pretend; to act (as if)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to be conspicuous; to stand out
innocent; cherubic; childlike
as expected; as predicted
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not