familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
on and after; from ... onward; since
temporary absence from school
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
in good health; alive and well; going strong
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
small apartment rented by the week
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
innocent; cherubic; childlike
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
greeting; a fine thing to say
image; figure; figure; form; image
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling