to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to crouch; to squat; to cower
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes