boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
now that; since; so long as; because
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
one's own army; one's own team
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be needed; to be wanted
provisional; temporary; tentative
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
should; must; -able; probably; likely
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
even if ...; even supposing that ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)