to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
around the world; throughout the world
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
instability; insecurity; crankiness
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
ready-made; common-law (wife)
famous sword; excellent sword
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
personal affair; one's own affair
to shoulder responsibility
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)