criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to look forward to something
to step forward; to volunteer
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to grow taller (of people)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
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)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
preference; priority; precedence
height (of body); stature
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to watch intently; to stare
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy