whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
complete change; about-face
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
several years; a few years
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to rank with; to rank among
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to shoot a person to death
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up