character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
that is to say; so that means
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to jump at; to be attracted by
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to