where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
early on; earlier on; from early
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to turn out just as one wished; to play into the hands (of)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
depending on; dependent on
all (there is); as long as there is
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
recitation; reciting from memory
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
upright man; patriot; hero
posterity; future life; life to come
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
common reed (Phragmites australis)