soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
what do you want?; can I help you?
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron