to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
arm; skill; efforts; ability
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
man; male; masculine gender
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
gold braid (e.g. on a military officer's uniform)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
name; given name; first name
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...