to feel; to sense; to experience
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to jump at; to be attracted by
university graduate; having graduated from university
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
light; faint; pale; fleeting
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
attractive face and figure
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others