child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
grudge; complaint; reproach
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
much less; to say nothing of
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to copy (down); to transcribe
to pour forth; to spill out
creation; Creation (by God)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
(something) mixed with snow
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
dark indigo (almost black); coarse cloth
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
to become empty; to be emptied