approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
wild beast; wild animal; brute
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start