useless resistance; vain struggle
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to shout (in anger); to yell
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to raise one's voice; to shout
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
review; reconsideration; revision
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
diplomatic; diplomatically
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
memories; recollections; reminiscence
because of; owing to; due to
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like