innermost depths of one's heart
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
painting (as a profession); being a painter; achievements as a painter; one's works
steady; firm; solid; secure
arts and sciences; liberal arts
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
artists' world; painting circles
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
good prospects; full of hope; promising
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
wind and wave; rough seas
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
cruise; navigation; sailing
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sincere; earnest; serious
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
deep emotion; strong feelings
two times; twice; two degrees