talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to shout (in anger); to yell
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
chance; opportunity; occasion
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district