to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
hills and fields; countryside
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
orders; instructions; directive; command
place; situation; position; location
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
long time; long interval; for quite some time
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
grandfather; male senior-citizen
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to approach; to draw near
packhorse; workhorse; hack
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
desperately; for one's dear life