step; stride; counter for steps
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
honorific/polite/humble prefix
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
gem; jewel; precious stone
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to die; (lit.) to become a star
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
self-consciousness; self-awareness
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow