unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
difficult to ...; hard to ...
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
place; situation; position; location
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
moisture; humidity; dampness
to check; to stop; to keep back
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
with a start; with a jump
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to taste; to try (food or drink)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
in succession; one after another
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)