(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
index finger; forefinger; second toe
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to sob; to be choked with tears
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
every single word and phrase; word by word
to delight; to give pleasure
deadly serious; deadly earnest
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away