enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to see through; to see the true nature of something
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to look away; to avert one's eyes
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to ask; to enquire; to query
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with