to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
how many people; a number of people
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
instead; but (on the other hand)
power; authority; jurisdiction
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
surrounding at a distance
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
ago; since; before; previous
in comparison to; rather than
study; pursuit of knowledge
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
time; hour; period; class
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
royal capital; imperial capital
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid