to shine in (light); to illuminate
beginning; outset; first; onset
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
yearned for; longed for; missed
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
opposite side; other side; other party
long-term hospitalization
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to some extent; to a certain extent
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
waste of time; killing time
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation