unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
good-for-nothing; worthless
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to be mad about; to be hooked on
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
training; drill; practice; discipline
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
possible; likely; probable
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
main purpose; primary objective
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
speech; expression; wording; language
(in) her way; peculiar to her
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
exactly as stated; verbatim
to grant someone's request
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)