resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
few decades; many decades; several decades
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to force one's way; to push through
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
from one's seat; without stirring
middle class; bourgeoisie
coincident with; while; simultaneously
(your) judgment; discernment
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut