endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
failure; mistake; blunder
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
study; diligence; discount; reduction
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
production (e.g. play); direction
family; members of a family
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
separation; farewell; parting
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to bawl; to cry; to scream
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
absence; disregard; indifference
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
(social) position; status
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
how long; how far; how much
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
small hill; low hill; hillock
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly