and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
near oneself; close to one; familiar
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
how; in what way; how about
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
both hands; both arms; ten
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)