by today; before the day is over
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
respect and affection; love and respect
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
both; both sides; both parties
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
instant; moment; for an instant
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
completion; perfection; accomplishment