diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
spring clothing; New Year clothing
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
orphan; person without friends
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
the same generation; coeval
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to be reflected in a mirror
setting off (on a trip); departure
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
moron; idiot; stupid person
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
(navigable) canal; waterway
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
sense of smell; olfaction
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to shake off; to throw off
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
society; the world; the times
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
line; queue; procession; matrix
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to begin to bloom; to come out
wait until you actually see it