(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to gather; to collect; to assemble
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to join forces; to cooperate
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to pass (of time); to elapse
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
please; somehow or other; one way or another
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular