marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
now that; since; so long as; because
on bad terms; at loggerheads
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
basis for decision; evidence for judging
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
to affect; to impact; to influence
flat and smooth; unchanging; featureless; noppera-bō; humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
urban area; urban district
handsome man; actor in a love scene
attractive face and figure
to be photographed; to be projected
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
being somewhat excited (agitated)
movie (film, screen) actor or actress
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong; yakuza
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace