coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; (lit.) a tear in the ogre's eye
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
it is I who should say so
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
war situation; progress of a battle
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
door; gate; opening; title page
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...