to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
difference; variation; difference
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
worry; mental agony; heartache
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
softly; mildly; gently; politely
vocal sound; tone of voice
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
colouring; coloring; colorant
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to need; to call for; to require
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
all you have to do is; just; that's all
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)