study group; study meeting
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
had better ...; had better not ...
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
story; tale; talk; discussion
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
practice; practising; experience
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
although I say; although one might say; although called
to some extent; to a certain extent
to ask; to enquire; to query
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability