strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
club activities; extracurricular activities
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
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
to triumph; to be elated with success
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to beat time; to mark time
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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
history of one's love affairs
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
resignation; acceptance; consolation
several times; a few times
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
story; tale; talk; discussion
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)