one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(period of) a year; during an era
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
I see; that's right; indeed
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of