free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to be born; to come into the world
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
looking or acting as if one owned the place
dear me; I mean; or rather
very popular; highly favoured
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
care; precaution; guarding; caution
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
exposure to wind; severe criticism
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
the same as always; day after day
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to run about; to rush about
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
civil engineering and construction; public works and construction
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)