timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
sisterly love; affection between sisters
green grass; young (fresh) grass
desperately; for one's dear life
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
just managing; with great difficulty
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
study; pursuit of knowledge
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to ask for directions; to ask the way
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
loss of virginity (of a female); defloration; deflowering
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
class; heading; group; category
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak