tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to think too much; to be over-concerned
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
recommendation; referral; endorsement
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
last night; yesterday evening
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
out of control; uncontrollable
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone