to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
surname; family name; last name
moment by moment; hour by hour
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
collection of short stories; collected short stories
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to say no more; to sink into silence
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
recovery; undoing; recall
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)