to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
little by little; bit by bit
opposite side; opposition
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
these guys; these fellows
harmful animal; pest; vermin
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
that's the way it is; such is life
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to tell all; to give a full account
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter