a place or opportunity to make a display of
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
rare; extraordinary; singular
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
die all together; go to the grave together
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
skin as beautiful as a gem; beautiful skin
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
case that something major happens; event of an emergency; when it comes to the crunch
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
almost (did); nearly (did)
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
dual personality; split personality
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
safety; welfare; well-being
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
kiss scene; kissing scene
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
return of something; repayment
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)