to stare back (at); to glare back
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
one's family; family member
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
it is I who should say so
cares; ill feeling; reserve
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to walk away; to walk off
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
able to take a lot of punishment (of a boxer, etc.); able to take a hit; able to keep one's cool when the batter gets a hit (of a baseball pitcher); resilient; strong in the face of criticism or adversity
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
one's way back; one's way home