unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
group; party; team; squad; section
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
nothing but; none other than
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
record keeper; recorder; archivist
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem