while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
forcibly; by force; against one's will
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
suspicious-looking; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to ascend; to go up; to climb
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch