to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
way; method; means; resource; course
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(social) position; status
(political) power; authority; influence
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
by all means; by all costs
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender