circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
prohibition; ban; embargo
(not so) much; (not) very
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
old friend; old acquaintance
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to not believe one's ears
difference; variation; difference
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
by means of; due to; because of; according to
incident; affair; happening; event
two times; twice; two degrees
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
feelings; thoughts; meaning