endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
slope; slanting surface; bevel
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
last night; yesterday evening
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of