at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
enemy territory; hostile place
right in the midst of; right at the height of
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
impossible; unlikely; improbable
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
woman; female; feminine gender
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
such; this sort of; like this
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance