(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
power; might; authority; influence
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
such; like that; that sort of
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to recall; to remember; to recollect
now; the present time; just now; another; more
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly