to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to flare up; to fly into a rage
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
biased view (biassed); prejudice; one-sided view
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
sincere; earnest; serious
to publish a book; to put out a book
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to become empty; to be emptied
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
retry; another try; another go
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
museum; reference library; archive; record office
to concern; to be related
materials; data; document
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge