grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
second marriage; remarriage
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
touring (by car, bike, etc.)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to cry and shout; to scream
to fight against; to oppose; to face
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
(someone else's) parents; both parents
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing