strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to say no more; to sink into silence
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
never mind!; don't worry about it
to clap one's hands in prayer
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
suffix for familiar person
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to draw back; to leave (the area)