Vocabulary

laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears

maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk

crybaby; blubberer

to cry one's eyes out; to weep oneself blind

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

to break down crying

parting in tears; tearful parting; coming to grief; having to take a different tack; going separate ways

to spend one's days in tears; to weep day and night; to live in sorrow

to weep the night away; to cry all night long

making matters worse; adding insult to injury; bees to a tearful face

to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way

to shed tears; to be moved to tears

to abandon oneself to grief

corm

retrieving balls (during a practice session; in tennis, baseball, etc.); acting as ball boy

spherical trigonometry

predicament

financial difficulty; distress

poor people; the poor

series

class representative; head of class

searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination

inquiry; enquiry

wage; recompense

to give

donation of blood

water supply restrictions

hydrant; tap; faucet

feeder

water heater; (domestic) boiler

(state) benefit; allowance; (social security) payment; entitlement

former Soviet Union

past misdeeds; old crimes

worn-out clothes

ancient poems; ancient songs

old grudge

old relationship; old acquaintance

old favors; old favours

old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography

love of antiquity