to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
gentle; mild; meek; tender
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
large tree; big tree; huge tree
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
letting (someone) die without helping
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
priority; order of precedence
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to increase; to add to; to augment
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
cannot be helped; unavoidable
you (plural); all of you; you all
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
serious wound; serious injury
to be entwined; to be involved
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound