human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
the place for; the time for; the level of
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to be in danger of; to be liable to
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
breaking off an engagement
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
letter; missive; note; mail
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
(your) daughter; young woman
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
health; healthy; sound; fit
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
all eyes; public attention
originally; by nature; from the start
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
after a long time; for the first time in a while