the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to rock; to shake; to swing
to slide into; to slip into
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
in the same way as; just like
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
considerably; greatly; a lot
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
in person; personally; directly
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
attractive middle-aged man
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)