settlement; solution; resolution
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
choices; alternatives; options
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
while moving; on the move
different thing; another question; different case
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
array; muster; line-up; full force
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...