the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
elopement; running away with a lover
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
perception; sensation; awareness
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
gender; distinction of sex; sex
visual confirmation; sighting
skill; dexterity; master hand
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
whichever one chooses; either way
ordinary citizen; the general public
such; like that; that sort of; very
to set (sun); to become dark
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
quarrel; dispute; argument
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute