love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
woman; female; feminine gender
innocent; cherubic; childlike
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
here and there; in places
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to think too much; to be over-concerned
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
senior high school; high school
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
correction; revision; amendment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
in the same way as; just like
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
(another's) daughter; young lady
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
decision; determination; resolution
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with