start of a romance; beginning of love
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
that; the matter in question
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
very young; little; childish; immature
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
just one person; only one
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
at first; in the beginning; originally
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
to pass (of time); to elapse
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
name; given name; first name
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly