innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
being startled; getting a shock
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
memory; sense; experience
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to recover consciousness; to come to
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
nothing but; none other than
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
simmer; bubble out; flow out
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting