to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
senior high school; high school
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
together; at the same time; same; identical
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
such ... as; or some such
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)