origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to stop midway; to interrupt
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to get scarce; to run short
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
conviction; belief; confidence
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
you could say; you might say; verging on the
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes (at someone); to ogle
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
charming; fascinating; attractive
to make advances (to); to woo; to work on someone
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
unrequited love; one-sided love
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
going through; going via; going by way of
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (of the Sun)
cool (of temperature); refreshing; clear (of sound, objects, etc.); bright; composed; calm (demeanour)
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)