appointment; rendezvous; date
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
beginning; outset; first; onset
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to watch steadily; to stare
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)