to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to play a leading role; to play a central part
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
the lower classes; the common people
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
something small; something petty; trifle
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
periodic; regular; routine
(dead) body; corpse; remains
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
composite; combined; complex
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to run down (stairs, etc.)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out