therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to squeeze out; to wring out
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
condition; state (of health); appearance
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
writing implement; writing tool
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to overflow from something full
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome