wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
soft-hearted; susceptible; sentimental; tender-hearted
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
difference; discrepancy; variation
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
tearing (along a perforated edge); peeling off (a plastic film, sticker, etc.)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
possessed of a strong sense of duty
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
back (of a chair); backrest
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to visit (someone) in hospital