measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
in comparison to; rather than
finding employment; getting a job
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(period of) a year; during an era
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
while; during (the time when)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement