princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
near; close by; within reach; familiar
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to become better; to improve
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
people; citizens; subjects; folk
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
beyond that point; after that
strong interaction; strong force
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline