eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to push (something) against
dullard; indecisive person
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to increase; to add to; to augment
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
being startled; getting a shock
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
while; during (the time when)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to look away; to avert one's eyes
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal