small piece; fragment; chip; splinter; strip; shred
recovering slightly; making a small rally
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
(one's) youth; one's younger days
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
world; society; people; the public
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to become hoarse; to become husky
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
Azovskoye More; Azov (Russia) (sea)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
being good at conversation; good talker; conversationalist
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad