the world in general; society; convention
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to anticipate; to foresee
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
unanticipated; unexpected
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
to come from; to have roots in
abstention; nonparticipation
inexpert or untrained eyes
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
surely (not); certainly (not)
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
predicament; one's ground; one's position
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
outsider; layman; amateur
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense