character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to catch the eye; to attract attention
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
talking while standing; standing around talking
extreme masochist; very masochistic
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
deadly serious; deadly earnest
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
simply; merely; only; solely
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
object of romantic interest
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
sharp sighted; easily awakened
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
of no interest; not interested
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
looking away; looking aside
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
because of; owing to; due to