to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
old couple; elderly couple
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
face; looks; vestiges; trace
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
(not so) much; (not) very
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
way out; means to escape; escape route
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
just because; even if; even though
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
summer vacation; summer holidays
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
interruption; interference; butting in
upper half of the body; upper body
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
racewalking; race walking; walking race
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly