one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
it's not like; it isn't as if
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
with these words; while saying
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
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
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
and yet; though; when; in spite of
such; this sort of; like this
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)