whole work; all of the works
another kind; different kind; distinct species
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
recording medium; storage medium
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
manners; behavior; behaviour
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
Isabel; Isabell; Isabelle
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
great-grandmother; great-grandma
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
board chairman; managing director; chief director
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
having high information content; informative
overflow (of a liquid); overflow hole (in a sink, etc.); overflow
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to become bright; to become clear
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to suffer; to groan; to be worried