to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
exclamation mark; exclamation point
in succession; one by one
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
to dye; to colour; to color
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
story; tale; talk; discussion
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than