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
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
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; to be at risk of
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
about this time; about now
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 worry one; to be concerned about
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
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; daughter of a good family
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; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
living thing; living creature; animal; life