innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
since; henceforth; ever since
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
to comfort; to console; to amuse
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
feeling; sense; impression
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
longing; strong desire; aspiration
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned