small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
eternal; unlimited; endless
close; intimate; on good terms
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
direct descent; direct line
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
author; writer; novelist; artist
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
adopted daughter; foster daughter
official business; public business
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
very much; exceedingly; extremely
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
should do; ought to do; must do
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
recollection; reminiscence
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
reading partway; leaving half-read
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection