defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
relation; connection; relevance
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
how much; how many; to what extent
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
sincere; earnest; serious
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
composition (of music); setting; writing music
memorizing a musical score
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type