pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
core; core; hardcore; all-out
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to tighten; to press hard
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to talk; to carry meaning
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
body; physical system; (the) person
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to bury; to embed; to implant
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
simply; merely; only; solely
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square