value; worth; virtue; blessing
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
number plate; licence plate; license plate
to be perturbed; to be agitated
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
compassionate; sympathetic
hiding one's embarrassment
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
childhood friend; old playmate
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to beat to death; to kill
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to blow off; to be blown off
both sides; two sides; double-sided
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
intelligence quotient; IQ
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
sensual love; love affair
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded