to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
to correct oneself; to restate
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
the opposite sex; isomerism
one end; an end; part; fragment
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
personal feelings; self-interest