compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to complain; to lodge a complaint
study; pursuit of knowledge
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
thorough; exhaustive; complete
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
same; similar; (just) like; equal
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
if you do this; if this is the case
suggestion; hint; implication
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
directly opposite; right in front
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease