illegitimate child; secret love child
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
senior high school student
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
knowing; (an) acquaintance
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
object of romantic interest
outside of; not covered by
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
assertion; declaration; affirmation
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to state; to express; to mention
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
detective work; detective industry
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
(medical) doctor; physician
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew