hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
seventeen; seventeen (years old)
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to open (up) a Pandora's box
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon
something like ...; something called ...
major leaguer; major league player
transvestite; drag queen; transwoman; male-to-female transsexual
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
young; youth; young person
(talking in a) half-joking manner
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
baseball player; ballplayer
being very popular; being in great demand