detestable; despicable; abhorrent
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
how others look at you; what others think about you
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
practice by repetition; learning by rote
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
in person; personally; (do) oneself