pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
and yet; though; when; in spite of
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
to pick up; to find; to gather
orphan; person without friends
to drown; to get addicted; to become infatuated
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to feel; to sense; to experience
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to lean against; to set against
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
even if; even though; however; no matter how
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness