to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to go past; to pass; to pass by
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
unexpected meeting; coincidence
difference; variation; difference
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
Hermes (Greek god); Hermes (fashion brand)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
this is why; this means; it is the case that
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
very; extremely; excessively
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
wrong; different; not like that
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin