to be worried; to be troubled
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
haughty; arrogant; overbearing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
way of solving (a problem); solution
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
originally; by nature; from the start
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
stealthily; secretly; in secret
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
secret garden; private garden; name for female genitalia
after a long time; for the first time in a while
full view; plain sight; completely visible
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to look away; to turn away
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty