faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
pride; dignity; self-respect
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to say; to be pleased to say
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
plate; illustration; figure
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
memory; ability to remember
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
sincere; earnest; serious
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound