Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
pass (e.g. backstage pass)
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
mental; psychological; physical
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
parental love; parental affection
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to like; to love; to be fond of
every person; each one; everybody
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
protest; refutation; pleading
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
event; phenomenon; matter
basis for decision; evidence for judging
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
disliking; having an antipathy to