fate; chance; relationship; tie
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to use up all one's strength
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
third stage; three stages
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
how can (one) do something
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
anyone; any person; whoever
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to make a vow; to take an oath
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
strictly; severely; rigidly
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
even though things may appear this way
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
lack of information; data deficiency
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
nine parts; nine percent; almost
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to cultivate a better understanding
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes