resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
cake served with tea; teacake
that's the way it is; such is life
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
because of; owing to; due to
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
locust plague; damage to crops by grasshoppers
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)