since when; from when; how long
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
royal capital; imperial capital
the work (doings) of so-and-so
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
watchful waiting; careful supervision
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
time; season; period; phase; stage
periodic; regular; routine
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
imagination; supposition; guess
resentment; indignation; anger
guardian; protector; patron; parent
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
over-fond parent; doting parent
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
even though things may appear this way
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
distant look; faraway look
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
relatively; comparatively
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to put one's hand on; to touch
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity