once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
serious; not joking; straight
knowing; (an) acquaintance
foreign citizenship; foreign nationality
woman; female; feminine gender
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
platform; home; home base; home plate
openly; in public; without caring what others think
to think too much; to be over-concerned
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
man; male; masculine gender
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with