painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
alone; by oneself; on one's own
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
heart sound; cardiac sound
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
even though; despite; when
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
a few seconds; several seconds
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
complexion; colour; color; blood red
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to close (one's eyes); to shut
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance