small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
why; how; for what reason
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
negative emotions; negative feelings
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
inside; interior; inner part
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
other than; excluding; without
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to rock; to shake; to swing
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to go past; to pass; to pass by