by myself; in person; by oneself
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
for example; for instance; e.g.
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
phantom; vision; illusion
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
resolute; determined; bold
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane