confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
it's no joke; gimme a break!
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
fast walking; semi-jogging
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
direct unforked road; straight path
to lose sight of; to miss
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
retreating figure; appearance from behind
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
after school (at the end of the day)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
incident; affair; happening; event
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
how many times; how often
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
finder (of lost property)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
lost article; lost property
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to accept (a thing) with thanks