relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
to die; to ascend to heaven
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
powerful person; influential person
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to stop walking; to pause
it's been a long time; long time no see
long (time that has passed); old (story)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to begin to walk; to set out
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
even though; despite; when
to exert oneself; to make efforts
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
leader; authority; mainstay
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
be (that) as it may; having said that
reason; cause; history; origin