to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
amateur as good as a professional
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
long; drawn-out; very long
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
anything and everything; just about everything
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
grip (of hand); grip strength
to drop; to let fall; to omit
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
family; relatives; dependents; household
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into