to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
patient in a serious condition; serious case
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
if so; in that case; in that situation
that; the matter in question
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
determination; resolution
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
the real world; reality; the actual world
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
large amount of money; great cost
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance