disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
being startled; getting a shock
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to check; to stop; to keep back
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
forced laugh; forced smile
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
after a long time; for the first time in a while
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
youngster; young and immature person
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
dishwashing; doing dishes
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
true character; real nature
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
third day of the month; three days
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
hostility; animosity; enmity
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
not yet known; unknown; strange