chatteringly; wittering on; prattling on; blathering on
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)
love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
tanning salon; tanning parlor; tanning parlour
good-for-nothing man (as a partner); no-hoper
breadth of mind; generosity; magnanimity
Sagittarius (constellation); the Archer
to let (a person) pass first
black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
movie (film, screen) actor or actress
to cheat (in a romantic relationship); to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time
to sprout; to spring up; to come out
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
dandy; handsome and fashionable man; fop; chivalrous man
principal of a private school
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer