to lose sight of; to miss
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
how many people; a number of people
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
relatively; comparatively
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
memory; sense; experience
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to arrive home; to return
completely; fully; entirely
to set (sun); to become dark
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to sit silently at a meeting
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression