to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
one day; (on) a certain day
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to be sooty; to be stained
completion; perfection; accomplishment
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
personification; impersonation; embodiment