thin; slender; fine; unlucky
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
silence (not speaking); muteness
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
future (usually near); prospects
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to paint (draw) a picture
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
carving; engraving; sculpture
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
mediator; manager; caretaker
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
sentiment; sentimentality
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
boy; son; baby boy; young man
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
retort; back talk; backchat