as usual; as is one's habit
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
terrified; horrified; panicked
even though; despite; when
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to close (one's eyes); to shut
strong interaction; strong force
to tighten; to press hard
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
nature; property; disposition
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
drop (e.g. of water); drip
nostrils; wings of the nose
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to solicit; to demand; to extort
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded