frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
point; tip; sharp end; becoming pointed; becoming sharp
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to read aloud; to read to someone
reading aloud; recitation
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
crying face; face of a person who is crying
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
horizon (related to land)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
anything and everything; just about everything
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
source of river; fountainhead
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn