fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to find out; to discover; to locate
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
the last moment; the very end
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
to move (house); to change residence
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
gem; jewel; precious stone
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
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)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to be exposed to wind; to (go out to) get some air
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
northern expedition; military campaign to the north
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon