now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
had better ...; had better not ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
older sister; lass; young lady
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
feeling; sense; impression
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
all; entire; whole; altogether
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be able to manage somehow or other
(turned out) all right in the end
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
iron rust; iron hydroxide
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
counter for wheels and flowers
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise