loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
out of season; unseasonal
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
to have the honor (of); to be favored (with); to be honored (with)
to grant permission; to give permission
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
as if it were about oneself
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
common knowledge; well-known fact
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
the ancients; ancient people
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
runaway (child); apathy; carelessness
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
in terms of; from the point of view of