to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
reality; actuality; hard fact
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
rather; better; instead; if anything
in proportion to; just as much as
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
to feel; to sense; to experience
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
clear solution; clean decision
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
royal capital; imperial capital
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
inn town; post town; post-station town
as (for); for; in the capacity of