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kokoro
a heart
kokoro ga kyun kyun shi-masu
my heart is aching
doki doki ga tomari-masen
my heart won't stop pounding
kimochi
feelings
konna kimochi wa hajimete desu
I have never felt this way before
moshikashitara sore wa koi kamo shire-masen
maybe that is love
hatsukoi
the first love
sukina hito
my crush
sukina hito ga i-masu
there is someone I like
donna hito ga taipu desu ka?
what's your type?
shōjiki na
honest
otona ppoi
mature; like an adult
kodomo ppoi
childish
muki muki na
super muscular
muki muki na hito ga ī desu
I like someone who is super muscular
watashino hō ga kawaī desho?
I am cuter, aren't I?
ikemen
a good-looking man
anata no hō ga kare yori mo ikemen desu
you are better-looking than him
egao
a smile
suteki na egao
a charming smile
utsukushī kokoro
a beautiful heart
aisuru
to love
aishiteru
I love you (casual)
anata yorimo watashi no hō ga kare o aishi-te i-masu
I love him more than you do
watashitachi, raibaru desu ne
we are rivals
deai
an encounter
deai wa doko deshita ka?
where did you meet?
hitomebore deshita
it was love at first sight
watashi no kata omoi desu
my love is unrequited
ryō omoi janai desu... madane
it's not a mutual love ... yet
kokuhaku suru
to confess your love to someone
mada kokuhaku shi-te i-masen
I haven't told that person I love him/her yet
tsukiau
to go out with someone
ano futari wa tsukia-tte i-masu
those two are going out
honki desu
I'm serious
kekkon
a marriage
rikon
a divorce
kekkon suru
to get married
shōrai wa kekkon shitai desu
we want to get married in the future
puropōzu suru
to propose
umi
the sea
umibe de puropōzu shi-mashita
I proposed on a beach
kotoba
a word; language
puropōzu no kotoba wa nan deshita ka
what did you say when you proposed?
te
hand
te o tsunagu
to hold hands
te o tsunai-de mo ī desu ka?
can we hold hands?
sekai no dare yorimo aishi-te iru
I love you more than anyone else in the world
ureshī
delighted
shiawase na
happy
ima made de, ichiban shiawase desu
I've never been happier
koibito
a lover
kareshi
boyfriend
moto kare
ex boyfriend
moto kano
ex girlfriend
ochikomu
to be upset; to feel down
dōshita no?
what happened? (casual)
nande?
why? (casual)
furareru
to be rejected; to be dumped
kareshi ni furare-mashita
my boyfriend dumped me
uwaki
cheating on your partner
wakare-mashita
we broke up
kanashī
sad
samishī desu
I'm feeling lonely
genki o dashite!
cheer up!
anata ni wa motto yasashī hito no hō ga ī
you deserve someone much kinder
watashi mitaina hito
someone like me
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