to not believe one's ears
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to take a breath; to take a short rest
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
if so; in that case; in that situation
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
any more; any further; any better; any longer
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
the future; future prospects
straight; as the crow flies
determination; resolution
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
look!; there!; here!; that is
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
long ago; already; a long time ago
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
how; in what way; by what means
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after