than; from; out of; except; but; more
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
falling in love; attachment
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to some extent; to a certain extent
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
the opposite sex; isomerism
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
love triangle; eternal triangle
reality; actuality; hard fact
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to underrate; to make light of
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer