one may well say so, but ...; even more than
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to like; to love; to be fond of
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
separate; special; another; separately
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
primary school; elementary school; grade school
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
library (usu. single-room); small library
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be absorbed in reading
desperately; for one's dear life
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally