subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
the world in general; society; convention
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
bygones; the past; past event
odds and ends; all; every
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to summon courage; to be brave
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to make a fool of someone
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to flare up; to fly into a rage
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to stiffen; to become stiff