composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pure heart; naivete; innocence
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
very young; little; childish; immature
threat; intimidation; menace
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from