woman; female; feminine gender
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to watch steadily; to stare
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
(not) even once; (not) ever
very young; little; childish; immature
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
moving about; stirring about
to get along well with; to make a go of it
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on