pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
something like ...; something called ...
relatively; comparatively
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
perfect; complete; flawless
cooking; food preparation
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to be surprised; to be astonished
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
one's house; one's home; one's family
welcome!; nice to see you!
confections; sweets; candy; cake
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
conviction; belief; confidence
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
intelligence gathering; information gathering
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
instant; moment; for an instant
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken