the opposite sex; isomerism
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
card (with a message written on it)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
late at night; at a late hour
to continue to rain or snow
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
weather forecast; weather report
bet; wager; stake; gamble
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
blunder; slip; error; error
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
addict; junkie; substance abuser
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
(political) power; authority; influence