heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
calls and sounds made by insects
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
familiar spirit; familiar
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
right beside; close to; nearby
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
brilliant; bright; radiant
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to leave as is; to ignore
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
silence; stillness; quietness
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)