this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
main question; real issue at hand
to pause; to have a short intermission
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
inn town; post town; post-station town
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
how; in what way; by what means
to care for someone; to look after someone
be (that) as it may; having said that
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
close; intimate; on good terms
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
just one person; only one
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
study; learning; tutorial
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
somehow; for some reason or other
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side