jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
imagination; supposition; guess
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
closing time; lockup; curfew
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
calm; composed; cool; quiet
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
such; this sort of; like this
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter