cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to take a breath; to take a short rest
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
decision; determination; resolution
mental; spiritual; emotional
near; close by; within reach; familiar
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
ten; 10; ten years of age
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
every evening; night after night