to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to be perturbed; to be agitated
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
protest; refutation; pleading
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
long ago; a long time ago; already
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
occurrence; happening; incident; event
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
tolerance; broad-mindedness
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)