to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
that's the way it is; such is life
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to spread; to be propagated
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
bento; Japanese box lunch
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
cheap article; poor quality article
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to see through; to see the true nature of something
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly