regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
handsome young man; Adonis
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
nothing but; except; no more than
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once