惚

Colloquial

to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)

to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)

waiting in vain

to listen to in an ecstasy

(falling) deeply in love

boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs

to spend all of one's time in idle amusement

Derogatory; Word usually written using kana alone

slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit

Orig. meaning

faded, dull-colored eggplant

soon to fall in love

jet lag

Often used mockingly

head over heels; madly (in love)

to feign ignorance; to play dumb

state of ecstasy; state of rapture; trance; reverie

senile dementia

to play dumb; to feign innocence

half-awake voice; sleepy voice; voice of when one has just woken up

to wait in vain

natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes

small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period)

being a slave of love

to become senile due to illness; to become wasted by illness

face of (feigned) innocence; blank look

Noun or verb acting prenominally

worn-out; threadbare; timeworn; weathered; musty

Proverb

no matter how unfortunate it is, you cannot stop love; falling in love is an unfortunate fate