a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
counter for generations; epoch
foundation stone; cornerstone
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
body; physique; build; stature
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
full portrait; whole aspect; full story