lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
very interesting; of great interest
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
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
many; much; plenty; hardly
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
underworld; underside of society
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to entrust; to leave to a person
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak