expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
double suicide; lovers' suicide
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
finely chiseled (features)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
gossip; corner of the mouth
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
hey there; I say; see here
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
things depend on how you look at them
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
a little bit; a little while
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
great hurry; great haste; rush
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake