(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
as many (people) as possible
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
tool; implement; means; furniture
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
regret; repentance; remorse
so; like this; in this way
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
people; men and women; each person; everybody
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood