tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
(period of) a year; during an era
firm; strong; solid; stable
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
having no idea; having no clue
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
being startled; getting a shock
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to bring; to take; to bring about
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
and so; therefore; for that reason
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling