blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
drama; play; powerful drug
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
university graduate; having graduated from university
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
schoolgirl; female student
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
as a child; when one was a child
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly