self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
all you want; as much as one wants
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
martial arts area (within a school, gym, etc.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
property; fortune; assets
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)