objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
of course; certainly; naturally
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
sincere; earnest; serious
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
this for sure; certainly is
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
light; faint; pale; fleeting
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
something like ...; something called ...
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh