lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
vista; background; perspective; distant view
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
private letter; personal letter; private message; secret correspondence; confidential report
to keep secret; to conceal
public holiday; celebration (of)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
one's own child; one's own children
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
study; pursuit of knowledge
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
people; citizens; subjects; folk
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to be able to hold one's head up (of an infant)