errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to become bright; to become clear
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
mental image; mental picture; image
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to look forward to something
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
note (letter) left behind; will
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
scenery; scene; landscape
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
long ago; already; a long time ago