to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
one's post; place of work; workplace
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
battlefield; battleground
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
duty; obligation; responsibility
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
muddy water; red-light district
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
covered in mud; mud-caked
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man