atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
fictitious bill; dishonoured bill; bad check; empty promise
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to think constantly about; to dwell on
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
old couple; elderly couple
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
overanxiety; needless worry
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
reboot; reboot (e.g. of a film franchise)
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
mine guards (during a strike)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
electronic key (doors, etc.); electronic cipher
sabotage; subversive activities
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
during a telephone call; busy line
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to fall flat; to fall face down