confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to summon courage; to be brave
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
bad at romance; awkward in relationships
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
good-for-nothing; worthless
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be worried; to be troubled
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to be prolonged; to drag on
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
to remove; to move out of the way
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
since when; from when; how long