as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
in that manner; like that
while; even though; despite
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
such ... as; or some such
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
forcibly; against one's will
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she