precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
thank-you gift (given as thanks for a favor or for attending a funeral, etc.); thank-you gift (sent from a locality to a tax payer as part of the "hometown tax" program)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
gold leaf; gold paint; gold glazing
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
writing; composition; essay; sentence
long hair (usu. of a man)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
preparation; arrangements
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)