it is no use crying over spilt milk
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to stop (plug) one's ears
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
planned; scheduled; systematic
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
wooden building; wooden architecture
each house; every house; many houses
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet