complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
sunlight; rays of the Sun
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
older sister; elder sister
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
the reason is ...; it is because ...
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
inheritance; something given or received
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
absorption; suction; attraction
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with