shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
debut work; one's first work
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to take; to catch; to capture
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
number of votes obtained (polled)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
as usual; as is one's habit
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
older sister and younger brother
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
very; much; greatly; a lot of
rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
item; something that one "just has to have"
for a while; for some time; for a period