to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent
to sob; to be choked with tears
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
of course; certainly; naturally
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
chief vassal; senior statesman
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to offer a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
favourable wind; favorable wind
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen