public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
correction; rectification; mending; repair
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
obscure; vague; ambiguous
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
conduct; behavior; behaviour
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
to blow through; to blow across
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
besides; moreover; in addition
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
repentance; confession; penitence
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to apologize; to apologise
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
still (continuing); as ever; further