tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
nonchalant air; unruffled air
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
ardent; passionate; vehement
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
by all means; by all costs
companion; partner; spouse
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
it's been a long time; long time no see
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
kindness; intimacy; friendship
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)