persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
source of worry; source of distress
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
timewasting; killing time
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
for today; for the time being
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to say; to be called; to do
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
in person; personally; (do) oneself
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously