bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
the other day; lately; recently
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
morning; forenoon; just before noon
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
an assortment; combination
together; at the same time; same; identical
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
had better ...; had better not ...
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
in the face of; in defiance of