to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
student (esp. a university student)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
master of business administration; MBA; military base agreement
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
clear; precise; definite; distinct
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
solitude; loneliness; isolation
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to subsist; to keep on living
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
proposal; proposition; suggestion
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
consequence; outcome; result; blame