very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
sensual love; love affair
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
corporate group; group businesses; group company; affiliated company
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
premature joy; short-lived elation
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
quarrel; trouble; dispute
arrangement; pact; agreement
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)