to torment; to torture; to harass
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
expression; look; countenance; face
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
explanation; interpretation
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
concreteness; feasibility
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
dozens; scores of; decades
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
moment; brief space of time
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
quiet; still; surreptitious
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to be impressed; to greatly admire
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case