and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
everything; anything; nothing
as before; as ever; as it was originally
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
talk; recital; narration; topic
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
just because; even if; even though
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
and; thereupon; because of that
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
and so; therefore; for that reason
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.