solitude; loneliness; isolation
self-consciousness; self-awareness
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
no, not like that (but like this)
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
if it is the case that ...
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
priority; order of precedence
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
way; method; means; resource; course
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
older person with more life experience
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
every year; yearly; annually
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
to paint (draw) a picture
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level