kindness and affection; love
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
although; but; even though; I wish that
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to make laugh; to set to laughing
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
determination; resolution
making one's best exertions
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
suddenly; all of a sudden
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
decision; judgment; resolution
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance