patisserie; pastry shop; French-style pastry
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
audiovisual; adult video; porn video; pornographic video
to have an erection; to become erect
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
prickling; stinging; tingling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
second (unit of time); arc second
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained