fruit of a tree; nut; berry
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
three; three years of age
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
absorption; suction; attraction
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
personality; character; individuality; personhood
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
even though; despite; when
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
self control; self restraint
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
(period of) a year; during an era
decision; settlement; definition
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to anticipate; to foresee