to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
several years; a few years
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
on the way back; returning
written oath; covenant; pledge
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
since then; from that time; ever since
sincere; honest; faithful
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
conviction; belief; confidence
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance