casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
school building; schoolhouse
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with