frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
place; room; margin; scope
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
concession; conciliation; compromise
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
how; in what way; how about
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as you see; as you can see
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
sensitivity; susceptibility
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something