to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
self-examination; reflection
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to finish reading; to read through
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
craft; crafting; handcrafted article; kraft paper
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
author; writer; novelist; artist
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
considerably; fairly; quite
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful