lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
good God; good deities; true teachings of Buddha
bygones; the past; past event
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to come from; to have roots in
impersonation; personification
coherence; order; focus; point
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
strong nation; powerful country
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
one by one; one each; one at a time
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
frame; framework; outline
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
great person; eminent figure
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
early (days); initial stage; initial
to continue (going along some trend)
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
call; summons; convening; convocation