purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
it is I who should say so
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
light; right; right field; right fielder
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
sympathy; empathy; response
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to make a lasting impression
such ... as; or some such
feeling; sense; impression
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)