to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be transparent; to show through
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
surname; family name; last name
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
after a long time; for the first time in a while
outside of; not covered by
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
impression; strong belief; conviction
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
casual speech; peer language; informal language
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice