appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
technique; art; skill; move
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to have meaning; to be meaningful
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
story; tale; talk; discussion
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
tolerance; broad-mindedness
now that you say that; now that you mention it
(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (somebody) as if they were a pet
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
not caring; not giving a damn
pointing out; identification
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
one's house; one's home; one's family
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary