natural; reasonable; understandable
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to examine someone's expression
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
world; society; people; the public
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
order of chivalry; chivalric order
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
course; route; path; process; means
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison