とろける

とろける · torokeru · JLPT N1 · noun

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🍦 とろ (gooey, soft) + ける (verb ending for becoming) = to turn gooey and melt

とろ names a soft, gooey state, as in fatty toro tuna, and ける turns it into a verb meaning to become. Being enchanted is like your heart going soft and melty.

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