to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
squint; sight error; bias; misunderstanding
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
good; goodness; right; virtue
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
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
scrofulosis; being in delicate health; lymphatic temperament
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
kitchen; financial situation
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
interruption; suspension; break