character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
stairs; stairway; staircase
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
glove (esp. sports); globe
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to telephone; to make a phone call
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
particularly; only; in the case of
doing whatever one pleases
worst; poor and boring; uncool
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
ascending and descending; going up and down
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
sore crotch; sore thigh; chafing of the inner thighs
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
likability; favorability; popularity