walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to call again; to call someone back
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
chink in the armor (armour)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
finger marks; dirt from the hands
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
man who has sex with many women; playboy; womanizer
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
connection; link; relationship
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
originally; by nature; from the start
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
without cause; without reason
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)