bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
in person; personally; directly
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
hiding one's embarrassment
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
some habits; some eccentricities
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
requital; return; revenge; retaliation; reply
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
knowing; (an) acquaintance
one hole; toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); effective point for moxibustion; one-woman man
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
long ago; a long time ago; already
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
half the body; half length
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not