staff member; employee; worker; personnel
suspicious-looking; fishy
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
lost article; something forgotten
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
slack; slovenly; lackadaisical; moonstruck; love-struck; spoony
to smile broadly; to grin widely
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
love affair; love relationship
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
wearing one's hair in braids
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
law department; law school
older brother and younger sister
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses