unfortunately; sorry, but ...
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
commandant; commanding officer; general
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to call again; to call (someone) back
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
chance; opportunity; occasion
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
clear; precise; definite; distinct
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
starting a business; promotion of enterprise