the world in general; society; convention
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
because of; owing to; due to
home; household; family; hearth
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
conviction; belief; confidence
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to shout (in anger); to yell
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
fine weather; fair weather
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking