to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to hand (over); to deliver in person
hating; strongly disliking
cheap article; poor-quality article
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
full view; plain sight; completely visible
I don't want to boast but
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella; drawing of an umbrella with two names under it (equivalent of "X loves Y")
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
the very start; the very beginning
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like