withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
luck in lotteries; luck in raffles
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
knowing; (an) acquaintance
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
toast; congratulatory cup
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
expression; look; countenance; face
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
undressing; taking off one's clothes
nothing but; none other than
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
thump; thud (sound representing the footfalls of something heavy)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
complete lie; outright lie
remark; statement; discourse
(physical) growth; development
superstition; superstitious belief