inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
to get one's breath back; to calm down
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
surroundings; circumference
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
sword; blade; single stroke
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
thereupon; shortly thereafter
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
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)
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
regardless of; irrespective of