clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to look around; to survey
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
originally; by nature; from the start
slim; slender; slight; delicate
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
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)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
if so; in that case; in that situation
sense of duty (obligation)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
object of romantic interest
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
either way; in any case; one way or another