position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
reality; actuality; hard fact
value; worth; virtue; blessing
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
falling asleep; going to sleep
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
midsummer; height of summer
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
accurate; correct; precise; exact
foster father; adoptive father