with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
innumerable; countless; numberless
my husband; one's family; family member
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled