The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
modesty; humility; being humble
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
avocado (Persea americana)
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
hairdressing product (creams, gels, etc.); hairdressing fee; charge for a haircut
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
news of someone's death; obituary
funeral hall; ceremony site
portrait of a deceased person
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
foreign capital group; foreign company
enterprise; business; company; corporation
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
manners; behavior; behaviour
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
natural product; product of nature
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to