to be flexible; to be accommodating
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
to shed light; to cast light
a long time (since the last time)
one's house; one's home; one's family
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
being too late; losing one's final chance
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
throbbing (pain); pounding
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to slim down; to lose weight
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to be infected; to be contagious
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
moderate; proper; just right