character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
way of reciting; way of telling a story
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
for example; for instance; e.g.
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
lately; recently; nowadays
forgetting; lapse of memory
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
everywhere; all over; throughout
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
highest grade; superlative degree
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
salty sea breeze; salt wind
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
long ago; a long time ago; already
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
surely; certainly; without doubt
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to speak; to hear a voice
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to stop walking; to pause
to feel hot; to flush; to burn