the person in question; the person themselves; said person
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to cease; to stop; to be over
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to change (one's clothes)
attractive body; nice-looking body
patterns of thinking; train of thought
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
price; cost; value; worth; value
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to call each other; to call out to one another
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
that's the way it is; such is life
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to crawl towards; to creep up to
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
tingling; stinging; pungently
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably