bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
negative emotions; negative feelings
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
even though; despite; when
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
going around; patrol; round; tour
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
perfect; complete; flawless
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
with these words; while saying
tone (of voice); manner of talking
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)