being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
unrequited love; one-sided love
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
left-hand radical of a character
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to make a list; to enumerate
many; numerous; various; large number of
to be filled with thousand emotions; to be overwhelmed by a flood of emotions; to be wrought by a thousand emotions
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
all; entire; whole; altogether
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
being too late; losing one's final chance
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
pride; boast; credit (to)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore