thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
registration; accession; register; entry; record
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
many children; large family