he; boyfriend

to say, to tell somebody / to call, to name, to give a name / to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)

to correspond to; to be equivalent to; to be equal to; to be considered as

past tense and perfective aspect of 言う (iu, yū) [godan]

nonetheless, although, be that as it may

in other words; what I (you, etc.) mean is

to startle; to surprise; to astonish

(literary) they (about women or girls)

run into, hit, strike

take a chance, give it a shot