gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
as before; as ever; as it was originally
thorough; exhaustive; complete
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to become clear; to be made public
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
re-education; retraining; in-service training
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
yearned for; longed for; missed
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
abuse; misuse; perversion
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
only recently; just of late
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
even though; despite; when