respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; (lit.) three steps behind
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to look down on; to condescend
extensive knowledge; erudition
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
Dragon Quest (game) (abbr)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
absence; disregard; indifference
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
back off!; leave me alone!
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
office romance; office love affair
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
adulterous love affair with someone at work
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case