surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
leather cover; leather binding
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate