openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to ask; to enquire; to query
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time