running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
home area; home town; local
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
boarding gate (airport); aircraft door
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
with a collapse; with a slump
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
board of directors; board of trustees
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
shopping; purchased goods
keeping an eye on people's belongings (so they don't get stolen)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
return to one's country; return to one's hometown