this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
although; but; even though; I wish that
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
technique; art; skill; move
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
system; institution; organization; organisation
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
apparent temperature; "feels like" temperature
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
homecoming; return to one's home
base; basis; bedrock; platform
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
many people; a large number of people
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
self-exile; going into hiding
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
not hard to ... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
on hand; readily available
civilian in military employ
subject; national; citizen
no exception; without exception; always the same
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to temper thoroughly; to train well