skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
height (of body); stature
almost; roughly; approximately
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
tear gland; lacrimal gland
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)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to