finger; hands and fingers; hands
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
cruelty; hard-heartedness
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
same generation; one's generation
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
master; teacher; stable master
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
human; human-like; as a person
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
preference; priority; precedence
directly opposite; right in front
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood