to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to be overcome with emotion
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
after that; afterwards; thereafter
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
about when; about what time; how soon
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble