real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
individual; one by one; separate; each
once a fool, always a fool; (lit.) idiots will only be cured when they die
epitaph; inscription on a tombstone
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
near oneself; close to one; familiar
too few; too little; insufficient
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
all but dead; half killed
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
such; like that; in that way
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to talk (a person) down; to confute
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin; to set about; to start
sons and daughters; children; girl
being deliberate in council, and decisive in action
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated