to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
much less; to say nothing of
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
equality; impartiality; evenness
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to be too late (to be of use)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
unfortunately; regrettably
to be too late; to be too slow
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
impossible to do (although wants to)