seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
serious; not joking; straight
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to turn towards; to point
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
split; division; break up
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
possible; likely; probable
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
people; men and women; each person; everybody
beginning; outset; first; onset
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)