man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to be found; to be discovered
difficult to ...; hard to ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
boy; son; baby boy; young man
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
main question; real issue at hand
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
honorific/polite/humble prefix
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
conviction; belief; confidence
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
meaning; significance; sense
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that