to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
prickling; stinging; tingling
bad influence; negative influence
other side; opposite side; other party
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
expression; look; countenance; face
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
free (of charge); gratuitous
five (long cylindrical things)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint