to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
distinction; differentiation; classification
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to manage a state; to govern a country
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
used article (esp. clothes)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
very young; little; childish; immature
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be reminded of; to call to mind
long ago; once upon a time