corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
with a start; with a jump
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to run about; to rush about
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
very interesting; of great interest
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
beginning; outset; first; onset
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
use; utilization; utilisation; application
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate