to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
environment; surroundings; circumstances
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
... years old; age (of) ...
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
rather than; more ... than ...
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
suddenly; all of a sudden
to be kind to; to treat kindly
while alive; during one's lifetime
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
contradiction; inconsistency
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
living together; coexistence
in the same way as; just like