bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
bedside; near one's pillow
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
slight; thin; on the weak side
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping); brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
it is not (like that) either
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
second (unit of time); arc second
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
random-access memory; RAM
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
two persons; two people; pair; couple