I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
to be pleased with; to suit
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
biological younger sister
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
established fact; fait accompli
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
outside of; not covered by
outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
verbal message; word (from someone)
best regards; please take care of; please do
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to accompany; to go with; to go together
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
female-to-male gender swap (in fan art and fan fiction)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully