reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
(not so) much; (not) very
periodic; regular; routine
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
second day of the month; two days
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
treating someone like a child
fee; charge; rate; material
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
piece; fragment; one (object)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
independent action; acting alone
even so; anyhow; at any rate
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
government official; clerk
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
how many months?; how long?
one thin flat object; one sheet
to throw open; to leave open
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out