deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
Lolita (fashion style); young girl; childlike young woman
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to jump up and down; to hop
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sleepover; overnight stay
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
French; French food; French cuisine
English bread; roundtop bread; high tin loaf
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably