companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
contact; touch; contact lens
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
long ago; previous; of a former age
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
it's not like; it isn't as if
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
antiquity; the previous era
second marriage; remarriage
living together; coexistence
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
special; particular; peculiar; unique
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)