to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to have the memory of having done something oneself
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
chance; opportunity; occasion
trackless; reckless; dissipated
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
oracle; revelation; divine message
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
neglecting; leaving alone
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
decision; determination; resolution
after a long time; for the first time in a while
the last moment; the very end
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
occurrence; happening; incident; event
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test