to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
failure; mistake; blunder
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
go that far; to that extent
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
man; male; masculine gender
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
connection; link; relationship
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
journey; route of a journey
solitude; loneliness; isolation
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to torment; to torture; to harass
though; notwithstanding; although
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished