(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
for a while; for some time; for a period
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
not caring; not giving a damn
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
very popular; highly favoured
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
dying of cuteness; dying from seeing something that makes one's heart go pitter-patter
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
beyond this point; from now on; after this
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh