shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to have a talk; to tell a story
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
late at night; small hours of the morning
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
serious; not joking; straight
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
romantic; spicy; coquettish
how many people; a number of people
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
and yet; though; when; in spite of