to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
summer vacation; summer holiday
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
speech and conduct; words and deeds
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
shady; underhanded; questionable
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
wicked tongue; abusive language
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
clear; precise; definite; distinct
hostility; animosity; enmity
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)