to look down on; to make light of
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
someone; a certain person
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
garden pond; miniature lake; fountain
total destruction by fire; being burned down
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
(dead) body; corpse; remains
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to shake one's head (in denial)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
for example; for instance; e.g.
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
long ago; a long time ago; already