at this stage; at this point; (only) now
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
university student; college student
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to pour forth; to spill out
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
for the first time in one's life
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)