(not) a soul; (not) a single person
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
from the viewpoint of; according to
to keep an eye on; to take care of
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
horseplay; fooling around
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
joint together; opposite; facing
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute