body; physique; build; stature
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to play (baseball, softball, etc.)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
emotional scars; mental trauma
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
having no idea; having no clue
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
expression; look; countenance; face
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
father and mother; parents
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
like this; in this way; as you see
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
notice; attention; observation
junior high school student; middle school pupil