Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
sensual love; love affair
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to step over or across; to overcome
this world; this life; world of the living
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
object of romantic interest
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
being about to cry; the verge of tears
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
depending on; dependent on
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.