venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
pride; dignity; self-respect
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
light brown; golden brown; tan
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
training; drill; practice; discipline
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
runner-up; second (in a race)
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to badger; to pester; to beg
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
spirit residing in the ground
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
the other day; some time ago; recently
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)