love story; romance; love affair
height of; middle of; full bloom
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to be forward; to be impertinent
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
reality; actuality; hard fact
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
body; body blow (in boxing)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to look around; to survey
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
deputy head teacher; vice principal
thinning hair; sparse hair (as in balding)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
student guidance; student counseling
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)