poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
patting; stroking; caressing
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
calm; composed; cool; quiet
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
collection of (famous) quotes; collection of sayings; analects
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
wise saying; famous saying
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
recitation; reciting from memory
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
one more time; once more; once again
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
gem; jewel; precious stone
study; pursuit of knowledge
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda