to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
still; even now; to this day
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
considerably; greatly; a lot
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
it is I who should say so
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to badger; to pester; to beg
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
at once; immediately; right now
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)