to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
when it comes to ...; as for ...
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
paste; glue; clothing starch
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
flour; meal; powder; heroin
tall figure; high stature
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
last century; previous century; ancient times; old times
football (soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. soccer)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
depiction; description; portrayal
to gaze out at; to look out over
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much