to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
mountain range; mountain belt
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
bloodsucking; sucking blood
maintenance; preservation; improvement
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to be transparent; to show through
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
woman; female; feminine gender
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty