elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to fight against; to oppose; to face
covering; protection; backing; relief
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
large build; large pattern
body; group; party; company; troupe
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
balcony; Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour