confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
explanation; interpretation
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
putting out the light; switching off the light
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
after a long time; for the first time in a while
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
sad; wretched; deplorable
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
pessimism; disappointment
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to ask; to enquire; to query
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to have a meal; to take a meal
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest