superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
(another's) daughter; young lady
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
disparaging term; derogatory term; derogatory name
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
pride; boast; credit (to)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (interval)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to spit out; to eject; to dump
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention