one's long-cherished desire
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
myself; yourself; I; me; you
decision; determination; resolution
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
several years; a few years
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
body; physical system; (the) person
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
study; library; den; home office; reading room
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)