reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to pass (of time); to elapse
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
confections; sweets; candy; cake
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
form; shape; figure; visage
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
innermost depths of one's heart
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
opposite side; other side; other party
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
study; library; den; home office; reading room
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to have a talk; to tell a story