to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
all present; all concerned; all of us
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
kiss scene; kissing scene
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to walk away; to walk off
-less; lacking; non-existing
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
the world in general; society; convention
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
production (e.g. play); direction
children's story; fairy tale
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
library (usu. single-room); small library
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind