admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
regret; repentance; remorse
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
(not) so much; (not) that much
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to change completely; to change suddenly
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
slight; little; insignificant
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)