endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
chain mail (armor, armour)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
anything and everything; just about everything
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to despair of; to see the vanity of
(person treated as a) plaything
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
goodness; excellence; virtue
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
study; learning; tutorial
survival; survivor; relic
nesting hole; burrow; den
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late