surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
to explain; to dispel doubts
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
(with a) start; fright; alarm
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
how many years; how long; what year
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
follower; attendant; valet; servant
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
bashful; shameful; ashamed
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad