(very) patient; persevering
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
by conjecture (deduction)
everything; anything; nothing
more than anything; above all else
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
whole face; all over one's face
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
thick obi sash; sash padding
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
gate; door; house; family
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
mulberry field; mulberry plantation