close; intimate; on good terms
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
together; at the same time; same; identical
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to feel; to sense; to experience
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
earnestly; immediately; exactly
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
but; however; provided that
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
don't you think?; indicates question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
nonchalant air; unruffled air
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)