well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
main street; avenue; boulevard
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
handsome man; actor in a love scene
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
preface; introduction; preamble
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
society; the world; the times
without; but if; otherwise; or else
called; known as; that; to say
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
the same generation; coeval
man; male; masculine gender
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting