to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to throw away; to abandon
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
old couple; elderly couple
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
marriage proposal; courtship
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
final; eventual; ultimate
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to intend; to be sure that
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off