to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to ask; to enquire; to query
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
oracle; revelation; divine message
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
hard to reach place; remote place
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
how long; how far; how much
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
biological younger sister
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed