impossible to do (although wants to)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to thrust before; to thrust at
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
accident; emergency; calamity
independent action; acting alone
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to say; to be pleased to say
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
don't you think?; indicates question
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love