claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
continuation; succession; series
this world; this life; world of the living
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to bail out (water); to scoop out
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
right beside; close to; nearby
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
forevermore; for eternity