to accept; to receive; to agree
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pick up; to find; to gather
don't you think?; indicates question
being interested in somebody (only) for sex
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
several times; a few times
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
emotional scars; mental trauma
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
journey; route of a journey
grasp; catch; understanding
honour; honor; glory; privilege
maintaining the status quo
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
one-by-one; separately; in detail
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
of course; certainly; naturally
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls