ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
how long; how much; to what extent
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
public safety; public welfare
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
refinement; elegance; grace
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment