love triangle; eternal triangle
making out and being lovey-dovey
extract; excerpt; selection
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to become frayed; to become loose
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
flash (of light); glint; schiller
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to harm; to cause harm to
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
talk about divorce or separation
counter for choices, options, etc.