unwanted child; shunned child
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
somersault; looping-the-loop
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
large build; large pattern
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering