being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
kitchen; financial situation
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
good feeling; feeling good
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
how many years; how long; what year
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
memories; recollections; reminiscence
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
(not so) much; (not) very
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to close (one's eyes); to shut
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
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
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to go along; to walk along; to follow
sense of relief; feeling of relief
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition