sympathy; compassion; pity
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
(written) contract; agreement
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
anything and everything; just about everything
to forget completely; to leave behind
by sheer strength; by brute force
surroundings; circumference
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to whine; to make feeble complaints
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
patient; unhurried; leisurely
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to be exhausted; to be worn out
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
advance; moving forward; progress
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on