to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
spirit world; underworld; the next world
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
how; in what way; by what means
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
chair; stool; post; office; position
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
name; given name; first name
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
and; thereupon; because of that
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh