how many years; how long; what year
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
newly-opened land; recently-settled region; frontier; new residential area; new development
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
loitering on the way; wayside grass
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
internal organ; viscera; gut
depression; low spirits; dejection
terrible pain; terrible hardship; terrible suffering
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability