(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
courtship behavior (animals)
to bail out (water); to scoop out
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
established fact; fait accompli
slight; thin; on the weak side
actor; actress; player; performer
feeling one gets from listening to something
meanwhile; in the meantime
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
clicking; clopping; clacking
public discussion; public criticism; controversy
first time; first; initial
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
to collapse into; to flop onto
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori