iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
indeed; really; truly; very much
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
all night long; all through the night
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to die from embarrassment; to be embarrassed to death
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
corridor; hallway; passageway
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
outsider; someone outside of a group
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering