to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
quotation; citation; reference
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to discuss; to talk together
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to frolic about; to mess around
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
first thing in the morning
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
amount of sugar; sugar content
excess; surplus; superabundance
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
cherry blossom (colour, color)