tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
my husband; one's family; family member
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
though one didn't intend (expect) to
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
to agree; to assent; to consent; to obey; to conform
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
stomach acid; gastric acid
excess; surplus; superabundance
wintry moon; a winter month
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
to perceive; to understand
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
reeds; reed and silver grass
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
tugboat; tug; towboat; tugging (a boat); towing; towage
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
high tide; high water; full tide
foundation stone; cornerstone
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up