(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
(another's) daughter; young lady
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit