consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
being in love with each other
(your) daughter; young woman
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
outside of; not covered by
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
just one person; only one
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
correspondence; exchange of letters
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
note (letter) left behind; will
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
condition; state (of health); appearance