to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
tedious; boring; being fed up with
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
stairs; stairway; staircase
I've got to be going; I must go
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
cosmetics; toilet articles
vexing; irritating; impatient
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
sexy; popular; well-liked
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
drama; play; powerful drug
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
remembrance; recollection; recognition
young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"