to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
endurance; perseverance; patience
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
otherwise; or else; if not
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
indeed; really; truly; very much
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to plead; to urge; to pester; to beg; to badger; to complain
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
(with just a) small amount; a bit; only a little
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
deceiving; cheating; fooling
garden pond; miniature lake; fountain
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to arrive home; to return
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
infancy; childhood; tender age
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)