to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to fight against; to oppose; to face
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
one's possessions; ownership
comfort; consolation; diversion
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
this for sure; certainly is
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
being up to the person himself
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to become calm; to die down
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
particularly; only; in the case of
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
still; even now; to this day
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
no matter how much time passes
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful