to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
absentmindedly; in spite of oneself
virgin; innocent young woman
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
choosing between two things; two choices
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
empty; meaningless; worthless
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to collapse into; to flop onto