kiss scene; kissing scene
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to walk away; to walk off
-less; lacking; non-existing
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
the world in general; society; convention
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
children's story; fairy tale
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
library (usu. single-room); small library
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
charming; fascinating; attractive
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
but; however; provided that
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty
right under; directly below; right beneath
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)