to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to set (sun); to become dark
the way back; the way home; return trip
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to waver in one's resolution
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
sense of loss; feeling of loss
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
useless resistance; vain struggle
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences