dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
unrequited love; one-sided love
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
to fall in love (with); to love
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
secret; private; surreptitious
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
espresso (coffee); expresso
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
(personal) background check