meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
senior high school; high school
annual (plant); first-year student
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
button (clothing); push-button
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
had better ...; had better not ...
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
in that manner; like that
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration