Boys (The Shirelles song)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
brother (usu. in names of films, companies, etc.)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to name; to call; to christen; to term
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
inattention; absent-mindedness
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
suddenly; all of a sudden
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
romanticist; romantic; dreamer