nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
understanding person; supporter
to fulfill one's responsibilities
allegiance; obedience; submission
power; authority; influence
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
famous sword; excellent sword
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
helping hand; help; support; aid
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
external wound; (physical) trauma
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother