history of; experience of
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
shyness; bashfulness; shame
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
while; during; while; although; all; both
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to shake one's head (in denial)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
while; even though; despite
to brush off; to shake off
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to attempt; to test; to try out
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to examine someone's expression
this world; this life; world of the living
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners