to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
tone (of voice); manner of talking
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
so-and-so; who?; which people?
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
grudge; complaint; reproach
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
advocate; proponent; supporter
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
reconciliation; make peace with
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to be frank; to drop all pretense
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
too much; excessively; too
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to triumph; to be elated with success