unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
to speak ill of; to disparage
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
to get one's head around; to think about
yearning; longing for; deep affection
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
viewing the past through rose-tinted glasses; glorifying past experiences; nostalgia filter; (lit.) memory revision
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
back (of a chair); backrest
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
being concerned about or mindful of
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
ancestor; forefather; foremother