to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)
public lavatory; slut; whore; floozy
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand