to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
I see; that's right; indeed
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
homeworld; home planet; mother planet
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
important place; strategic point; critical location
to degenerate; to lapse into
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
great emperor; ... the Great
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
serious condition; critical condition
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)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
refined sake not diluted in water; undiluted sake; unblended whisky (whiskey)