yearned for; longed for; missed
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to become sinewy; to behave formally
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
bone; firm; uncompromising
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
of course; certainly; naturally
loveable; very likeable; like very much
love triangle; eternal triangle
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
derailment; digression; deviation
hot topic; talk of the town
every evening; night after night
back street; back alley; off-street