at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
resentment; indignation; anger
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
failure; mistake; blunder
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
desperation; struggle to the death
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
a long time ago; long ago
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
long ago; a long time ago; already
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to lay aside; to set aside
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense