habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
listening to once; hearing once
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
negotiations; discussions; connection
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
now that you say that; now that you mention it
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
personality; character; individuality; personhood
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to establish; to formulate
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)