forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
senior; elder; person older than oneself
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
scenery; scene; landscape
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
rather; sooner; preferably
to cut; to slit; to cut open
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
the place for; the time for; the level of
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
library (usu. single-room); small library
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
environment; circumstance
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen