road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
way of speaking; intimation
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
scenery; scene; landscape
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
(political) power; authority; influence
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
don't you think?; indicates question
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
in succession; one by one
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen