repentance; confession; penitence
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
second; number two; runner-up
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to grow up; to become an adult
to become possible; to become able to (do)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to become misty; to become hazy
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
way (of doing); manner; method; means
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
laughing in astonishment (at something silly or stupid); scoff
terrain; geographical features; topography
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose