difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
in the meanwhile; during the time
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be fated; to be linked by fate
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
charming; fascinating; attractive
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
very shy person; bashful person
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
tone (of voice); manner of talking
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation