lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
because; for; the reason why is ...
same kind (race); homogeneousness
same; similar; (just) like; equal
choices; alternatives; options
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
rational; reasonable; logical
critical moment; do-or-die situation
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to breathe out; to exhale
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
whispering into a person's ear
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
correction; rectification; mending; repair
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
interior design; interior; upholstery
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring