with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
will not do; do not; does not
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
object of romantic interest
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
yearned for; longed for; missed
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
state of mind; mentality; psychology