favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
victim; injured party; sufferer
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
about when; about what time; how soon
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
pass (e.g. backstage pass)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
whispered conversation; whispering
at work; in the midst of work; working
to watch steadily; to stare
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
feeling; sense; impression
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
pair; the two; both persons; both things
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
something like ...; something called ...
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet