tone (of voice); manner of talking
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
you could say; you might say; verging on the
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
object of romantic interest
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to watch over; to watch attentively
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
Anpanman (Japanese anime character)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
sexual experience (with men)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
rather; better; instead; if anything
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
young person; youth; young
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years