in one's own way or style
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
copier; copy machine; photocopier
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to begin talking; to open up
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(not so) much; (not) very
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
musical composition title; song title
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
dispersing; breaking up; running away
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
not necessarily so; is not always true
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt