to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
willpower; energy; vitality
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
all; entire; whole; altogether
to spend time (on doing something)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
production (e.g. play); direction
too much; excessively; too
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
to become better; to improve
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)