bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
two times; twice; two degrees
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
close; intimate; on good terms
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
crying face; face of a person who is crying
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable