next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
handsome face; beautiful features
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
third-year student; third-year pupil
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to tower over the surroundings
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
winter vacation; winter holidays
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
23rd day of the month; 23 days
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
why; how; for what reason