minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
villain; baddie; the villain's part
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
powder snow; powdery snow
extermination; expulsion; destruction
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to need; to call for; to require
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
quiet; still; surreptitious
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
physical strength; muscle strength
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
answering question by question
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
had better ...; had better not ...
roleplay (e.g. in RPG computer games)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to behave well (of a child)