indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
(divine) providence; dispensation
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to summon courage; to be brave
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
instant; moment; for an instant
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little