to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
human kindness; human weakness
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke
exile; banishment; deportation
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
to thrust down; to push off
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount