scene; sight; scenario; setting
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
without cause; without reason
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
story; tale; talk; discussion
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
neat and clean; tidy; trim
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
somewhat below; slightly below
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this