proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
considerably; fairly; quite
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
vocal sound; tone of voice
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
coincident with; while; simultaneously
senior high school; high school
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
pupil; student; schoolchild
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe