Love, Hate and Everything in Between: Expressing Emotions in Japanese (Power Japanese Series) (Kodansha's Children's Classics)
List of Entry Words and Phrases for the Section "Love and Liking."In the book entries also appear in Japanese script, but we give them here only in romanization (without the original macrons) for those who computers are not Japanese friendly. All entries have full-fledged sample sentences in the book, often with literal translations of the entries.suki = like, to fond of, love (can be used in an extremely wide range of situations)ki ga aru = to be interested intokimeku / mune [kokoro] o tokimekasu = to be thrilled, to be excited, to feel one's heart leap with joy or anticipationdokidoki suru = to feel one's pulse race with anxiety, fear, anticipation, etc.omou / omoi o yoseru = to feel something for, to have [someone] on one's mind, to be hung up on, to have feelings forakogareru = to be infatuated with, to be attracted to, to dream of, to aspire to shitau = to long for, to idolize, to adorekataomoi = unrequited love, one-sided lovemisomeru = to feel, on first meeting, that someone is just the  person you've been looking forhoreru = to fall in lovehitome-bore = love at first sighthatsukoi = first love, puppy lovekoi = love (with a least a slight sexual nuance)koigokoro = feelings of lovekoi no yokan = a sense, on first meeting, that something is going to evolve into lovekoi ni ochiru = to fall in lovekoi kogareru = to go crazy [with love] over, to like [someone] so much it drives you nutsren'ai = romantic and sexual love, a love affairkoibito = a lover, loversryo-omoi = equal fondness [for each other], love that is reciprocatedayashii / kusai = suspicious / smelly (terms used to tease or gossip about a pair who seem to be just a bit more intimate than other people, implying that they've secretly got something going)oyasukunai = another way of teasing or gossiping about someone one suspects of romantic envolvementoiraku no koi = a love that comes along when one is oldai suru = to loveaijo = love, warmth, affectionai wa oshimi naku ataeru = to love without restraint or bounds, to give everything for lovejun'ai = true love, pure, romantic loveai ga areba toshi no sa nante = "If there's love, what's a little age difference?" (Often used to play down an age difference that one actually considers embarrassing.)soshi-soai = to love and be loved back, to be in love [with one another]kon'yaku suru = to become engaged [to be married]kekkon suru = to marry, to wedaisai-ka = a husband who really loves his wifekoi nyobo = a woman one married for love, and whom one still loves--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.