to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
determination; resolution
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
distrust; unjust suspicion
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
justification; rationalization
belief; faith; conviction
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
intelligence network; information network
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
general mobilization; full mobilization
both; both sides; both parties
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point