fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
major incident; major happening; big scandal
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
receiving; acceptance; reception
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
first thing in the morning
living by oneself; living alone
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
three primary colors (colours); trichromatic
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
tenement house; row house
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
marriage fraud; fake marriage
cripple; disabled person; invalid
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
stage show featuring superhero characters from tokusatsu films and TV series