to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
after school (at the end of the day)
returning from school; going home from school
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
wintertime; winter season
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance