love story; romance; love affair
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
and; thereupon; because of that
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
good humour (humor); good mood
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
large monster (Japanese film genre)
(nature, etc.) observation diary
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
everyday life; daily life
and then; and so; and; so then
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
adoration; admiration; devotion
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
story; tale; talk; discussion
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to some extent; to a certain extent
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
murder; killing; murderer
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to accept; to receive; to agree
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
drawing or writing in pencil
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)